Indigenous culture and history a learning lesson for Ladysmith students
NANAIMO — Students at Ladysmith Secondary School tried their hands at being historians when they sat down and talked with Indigenous Elders about their history.
For hours on Wednesday, Feb. 14., students asked any questions they wanted of 16 local elders and then turned the answers they received into poems.
The poems will now be published in a book by author and poet Wendy Morton, who said it was inspiring to see students so intent on the project “just listening and writing and asking questions. It’s beautiful.”
Questions ranged from “where were you born” to “what was it like going to a residential school” and “what did you learn from your Elders?”