Beyond the Ridge / Par-delà la Crête
Beyond the Ridge, a series of conversations in partnership with the National Film Board of Canada, brings together Vimy Foundation program alumni and expert academics to examine knowledge of the First World War and how it relates to the Canadian experience today. // Présentée en partenariat avec l’Office national du film du Canada, Par-delà la Crête est une série de conversations qui rassemble des participant-e-s aux programmes de la Fondation Vimy et des expert-e-s dont les connaissances de la Première Guerre mondiale permettent d’aborder l’expérience canadienne sous un jour inédit.
Beyond the Ridge / Par-delà la Crête
Indigenous Service and Legacy with John Moses
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Vimy Foundation
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Season 5
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Episode 1
In this episode, we sit down with John Moses, former Director of Repatriation and Indigenous Relations at the Canadian Museum of History. John discusses the legacy of residential schools, the experiences of Indigenous veterans during the First World War, and his family’s personal ties to this history, including his grandmother, Edith Montour, one of the first Indigenous women to serve as a nurse overseas.
John also recently released his new book, Behind the Bricks: The Life and Times of the Mohawk Institute, Canada’s Longest-Running Residential School, offering a powerful look at the enduring impact of the residential school system and the importance of truth and remembrance.