35 On the First Day

Seneca College

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Rosanna Deerchild, host of the CBC radio show Unreserved, wrote a book of poetry, Calling Down the Sky, based on her mother’s residential school experiences.

Hear Rosanna Deerchild reading the poem On the First Day.

As you listen to the poem, consider the role creativity and the arts play in the truth and reconciliation journey.

Read and listen to an interview with Rosanna Deerchild about her poem at:

Rosanna Deerchild shares her mother’s residential school story through poetry

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