We welcome you to the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre.

The records on our site emerge from the cultural and physical genocide that the Canadian government and churches conducted through the Indian Residential School System, including the ongoing impacts.

Bearing witness to these records may become overwhelming. If you are a Survivor or an Intergenerational Survivor and would like support, you can call the 24-hour National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at:

1-866-925-4419

Please click the button below for other cultural and mental health resources.

Wellness Resources
Home > Find > In the shadow of the red brick building
2 media
In the shadow of the red brick building
In the shadow of the red brick building

In the shadow of the red brick building

2022
Book > Memoir
Related Schools
Kuper Island (BC), St. Mary's (BC)
Creators
Charlie, Raymond Tony
Contributors
Goulding, Warren
Description
Respected Penelakut elder Raymond Tony Charlie reveals the abuse he suffered as a young person attending the Kuper Island and St. Mary's residential schools in the 1960s. Through sharing the damage brought upon himself and his family by the churches and government, Charlie draws attention to how many of the current struggles of Indigenous people are a direct result of the residential school system. In the Shadow of the Red Brick Building puts into words both the burden that he had unknowingly been carrying as well as the resilience and recovery he has achieved through his journey towards healing.
Language
English

Subjects

Charlie, Raymond Tony--Childhood and youth.

More Information

Holding Library
Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
ISBN
1999148118; 9781999148119
Statement of Responsibility
Raymond Tony Charlie ; [edited by Warren Goulding]
Publication Information
Chemainus, BC : Askew Creek Publishing
Physical Description
115 pages : illustrations ; 15 x 23 cm
Contents
Foreword -- My invitation to you -- 1. Breaking Families Apart -- 2. First Years at the Residential School -- 3. Life as a Boarder: The Abuse Begins -- 4. First Full Year as a Boarder: The Abuse Escalates -- 5. Our Move to St. Mary's Residential School -- 6. The Charlie Family's experience -- 7. I Meet Lorraine and Start our Family -- 8. A Painful Disclosure to my Wife -- 9. Kuper Island on Film: My Brother's Abuse -- 10. Our Court Case Against our Sex Abuser Begins -- 11. Painful Settlement Process for Survivors -- 12. Health Issues -- 13. Speaking My Truth -- 14. Working With Men's Groups -- 15. Speaking to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission -- 16. The School is Gone: The Memories Remain -- 17. Reflections -- Acknowledgments -- Poem: You Are Special -- Information Regarding Abusers.
Permalink

Discussion

Do you have a story to contribute related to these records or a comment about this item?

Related

People/Organizations

TOP