A 77-year-old Indigenous woman is sharing an emotional glimpse into her past experiences with residential schools on the big screen in an Alberta-made documentary.
WATCH: Elder Betty Ross spent the week before the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Alberta, telling her story. As Joelle Tomlinson reports, sharing her life on screen has been a part of her healing process, which is being played in Alberta classrooms leading up to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30.
It wasn’t a story Ross always wanted to share with others, but when Eppo Eerkes’ daughter approached him 11 years ago with a graphic novel called, the Cochrane filmmaker knew he had to track down “Little Betty” from the book. The literature was about Ross’s journey in the residential school system.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
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