COTR National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Event

Join the College of the Rockies for a National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Event. Learn the Real History of Sam Steele in the Kootenays, unpacking the history of the RCMP, Colonialism and Dispossession in Cranbrook, Ktunaxa ?amak?is.

In this presentation, Nasukin Joe Pierre and UBC PHD candidate Sean MacPherson will share truth that unsettles the accepted history of Sam Steele in the Kootenays and the regional history that became mythology over time. While that myth influenced an identity for local settlers over a century, it obscured the direct role that the RCMP and local politicians had in forcing the relocation of Ktunaxa people from the Cranbrook area onto the reserve at St. Mary’s.

Sean’s research work draws on government correspondence, archival evidence, as well as work with the Ktunaxa Nation, aiming to paint a more realistic portrait of history and the complicated legacy of colonialism in the region.

This event is FREE for anyone to attend but COTR does ask that you pre-register here. An in-person reception will be held after the the event from 2:00-3:00 PM at yaqaki? ?it?qawxaxamki (Place Where People Gather).