There are two new exhibits at the Diefenbaker Centre on the University of Saskatchewan campus. The two new exhibits showcase the experiences of many Indigenous children who attended and were affected by Canada’s residential school system. The first exhibit is created by local artist Carol Wylie and is called “They didn’t know we were seeds”. It features a series of 18 portraits of residential school and Holocaust survivors. The new exhibit uses portraiture to explore themes of shared trauma and resilience related to Holocaust and residential school experiences.

The second new exhibit on campus is created by The Muse – Lake of the Woods Museum and is titled “we were taught differently – the indian residential school experience”. The exhibit explores the experiences of Indigenous children who attended Cecilia Jeffery and St. Mary’s Indian Residential Schools in Kenora, Ontario and six other schools in Treaty 3 territory.

Both exhibits will run through February 2022.