UBC centre to honour residential school survivors

Construction for a centre to honour survivors of residential schools will begin Monday at UBC, reports the Canadian Press.  The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre will feature interactive displays for visitors. Linc Kesler, director of UBC’s First Nations House of Learning said the centre’s goals include educating Canadians to improve relationships between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people.

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