In her novel ”Five Little Indians,” Cree author Michelle Good traces the path of five residential school survivors who find themselves in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood after aging out of the institution.

Jen St. Denis writes. Jen is The Tyee's Downtown Eastside reporter.

Published Tuesday, December 6, 2022.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/12/06/Residential-Schools-to-Downtown-Eastside/

In her novel ”Five Little Indians,” Cree author Michelle Good traces the path of five residential school survivors who find themselves in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside neighbourhood after aging out of the institution. Jen St. Denis writes. Jen is The Tyee's Downtown Eastside reporter. Published Tuesday, December 6, 2022. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2022/12/06/Residential-Schools-to-Downtown-Eastside/

The Path from Residential Schools to the Downtown Eastside

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