Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association

Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association
Abbreviation CSAA
Formation 1998
Founder Michael Cachagee, Shirley Fletcher Horn, Don Jackson
Founded at Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
Region
Canada
President
 Jay Jones
Vice President
 Susie Jones
Treasurer
 Glad Hawkins

The Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association is an inter-generational non-political residential school survivor organization.[1]

Founding

Prior to 1998 the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association (CSAA) operated as a grassroots community based organization and focused much of its efforts on organizing school reunions for former Shingwauk Indian Residential School students.[2] The Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association (CSAA) held its first annual meeting in 1998 and established an office at Algoma University College in the same year.[3]

The Shingwauk Project and the CSAA established the Shingwauk Healing Project in 1998, dedicated to sharing, healing and learning in relation to the legacy of residential schools.[4] In 2003 CSAA became a founding member of the National Residential School Survivor Society,[4]

Shingwauk Reunions

The first Shingwauk reunion was held in 1981 at Algoma University College on the former site of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School.[5] The reunion invited former staff, students, families connected to the Shingwauk School to return to the residential school site and begin talking about their experience.[6]

Ten years later in 1991 the second Shingwauk reunion was held on the same site.[7] Advertised as the Shingwauk Reunion 1991: 160th anniversary of Chief Shingwauk's Vision[8] the even brought together hundreds of residential school survivors, community members, politicians, clergy, and residential school staff.[9] The 1991 event also marked a shift in the discussion of life residential schools and many of the former students began to speak out about their experiences, including the abuse,[10] at the Shingwauk School.[9]

The third gathering of the former students and staff of the Shingwauk School was held July 4–7, 1996.[11] At this reunion the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association issued a "Declaration of the Shingwauk Reunion 1996" in which the former students pledged themselves to the fulfilling the vision of Chief Shingwauk and the ongoing work related to healing and education.[12]

CSAA Programming

In 2004 the CSAA was selected by Indian Residential Schools Resolutions Canada to act as the Ontario site for the Alternative dispute resolution pilot project.[4]

From 2008 to 2014 the CSAA held the Ontario portion of the Health Canada health and cultural support worker contract in relating to the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.[13] This included providing health and cultural support services at community and commemoration events,[14] at national Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada events, and as part of the Independent Assessment Process under the settlement agreement.[1]

In 2012 the CSAA in partnership with Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig launched the Charlie Hunter Scholarship fund for residential school descendants who are studying at Algoma University.[15] The scholarship is in memory of Charlie Hunter, a student who passed away while at St. Anne's Indian Residential School.[16] Charlie was buried at the residential school against the wishes of his family and the Hunter family worked for over thirty years to bring Charlie's body back to his home community.[17]

Currently the CSAA jointly governs the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre in partnership with Algoma University.[4]

Logo and Commissioned Artwork

The CSAA logo utilizes the public domain image of Chief Shingwauk from the 1850 Robinson-Huron Treaty signing.[6] Chief Shingwauk was a signatory to the 1850 Robinson Huron Treaty[18]

Artwork commissioned by the CSAA includes:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association fonds". Engracia De Jesus Matias Archives and Special Collections. Algoma University. January 8, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Algoma U conference supports Chief Shingwauk's vision". Soo Today. July 9, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ "meeting minutes" (1998 May 9) [textual record]. Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association fonds, Fonds: Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association fondsfonds, Series: General documentation series, Box: 001, File: 002, ID: 2010-004-005-002. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, Algoma University. 2010-004.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "A brief history of the Shingwauk School, Shingwauk Trust, Shingwauk Alumni, and Algoma University College" (2004 May 21) [textual record]. Shingwauk Education Trust fonds, Fonds: Shingwauk Education Trust fonds, Box: 001, File: 017, ID: 2010-055-001-017. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, Algoma University. 2010-056.
  5. ↑ Smith, Joanna. "Many more Indian residential school stories to be heard". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 From Teaching Wigwam to Shingwauk University. Shingwauk Project, Algoma Unviersity. 1992.
  7. ↑ Purvis, Michael. "Residential school survivor's daughter finds understanding by returning to Shingwauk Hall". Sault Star. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Reunion Schedule" (1991) [textual record]. Shingwauk Reunion fonds, Fonds: Shingwauk reunion 1991 fonds, Box: 002, File: 026, ID: 2010-051-002-026. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, Algoma University. 2010-051.
  9. 1 2 Miller, J.R. (1996). Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 3–11. ISBN 0-8020-7858-3.
  10. 1 2 De Santis, Sikabge (October 22, 2002). "Shingwauk: A reunion with a difference". Anglican Journal. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Shingwauk Reunion 1996 fonds". Engracia De Jesus Matias Archives and Special Collections. Algoma University. January 8, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Declaration of the Shingwauk reunion" (1996 July) [textual record]. Shingwauk Reunion 1996fonds, Fonds: Shingwauk reunion 1996 fonds, Box: 001, File: 013, ID: 2010-052-001-013. Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, Algoma University. 2010-052.
  13. ↑ "Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association". Algoma University. Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ Purvis, Michael (July 17, 2012). "Shingwauk site to become memorial for "the forgotten children" of Indian residential schools". Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  15. ↑ Carpenter, Lenny (January 1, 2015). "Scholarship honours legacy of Charlie Hunter". Wawatay News. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  16. ↑ Edwards, Peter (August 19, 2011). "Charlie Hunter's finally home with his family". The Toronto Star. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  17. ↑ Angus, Charlie (October 21, 2016). "Charlie Hunter's Long Journey Home From Residential School". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  18. ↑ Surtees, Robert J. (1989). "Robinson Huron Treaties". https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100028974/1100100028976. Treaties and Historical Research Centre, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  19. ↑ "Shingwauk reunion 2012 fonds". Engracia De Jesus Matias Archives and Special Collections. Algoma University. October 12, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
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