Beginning in the 1920s, hundreds of Indian day schools operated across Canada, dozens of which were in the North. In the wake of the news, five northerners recently shared their memories of attending Indian day schools with CBC. (Courtesy of: William Greenland)My name is William Greenland and I went to day school in Inuvik in the 1960s and 1970s. Students pose for a photo outside of the Indian Day School in 1931 in Fort Norman, now Tulita. Students sit in a classroom at St. Margaret's day school in Fort Simpson in 1952.

Source: CBC News March 21, 2019 09:56 UTC