WÎCÊHTOWIN YOUVILLE
WÎCÊHTOWIN YOUVILLE
La Vayritii: Truth
wîcêhtowin Youville
Warning: * This page’s content relates to the Residential School System and can be upsetting to many. If you need support, please get in touch with the Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line at 1-800-721-0066.
wîcêhtowin Youville in Métis District 11 is a community-driven initiative rooted in wîcêhtowin—the nehiyaw – Cree teaching of kinship, shared responsibility, and care for one another. The project is dedicated to uncovering and acknowledging the full historical truths of the Youville Residential School and the enduring impacts it has had on Indigenous children, families, Nations and communities. Guided by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, Wicihitowin Youville centers survivor voices and creates space for honest reflection, respectful dialogue, and collective learning.
At the heart of this work lies its most urgent and sacred goal: the research, identification, and commemoration of missing children and unmarked graves connected to the school. Through careful research, community guidance, and ceremonial respect, wîcêhtowin Youville seeks to honor the children who never returned home, and ensure their lives are remembered with dignity.
Ultimately, reconciliation is not a single act, but an ongoing responsibility—one that calls all of us to listen, learn, and act so future generations may build a more just, respectful, and equitable society.
wîcêhtowin Youville Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Community Advisory Committee is to provide consultation and guidance to the Youville residential School Truthing project team and St. Albert Metis Local board members. In keeping with Indigenous research principles, we aim to ensure the research is community grounded, and centered, throughout the research cycle.
The Youville Residential School Truthing project team and researchers will conduct a comprehensive and culturally sensitive review of the Youville residential school, with a focus on identifying unmarked graves and the collection of student and family stories. The Community Advisory Committee will review relevant National and local documents to better understand the history and impacts of the Youville residential school. This work will be guided by the research team lead, advisors and the community advisory council.
The Community Advisory Committee will provide regular updates on its progress to Indigenous communities and other stakeholders, including government officials, academic researchers, and the media. The Community Advisory Committee will also publish a final report detailing its findings and recommendations.
Membership: The Community Advisory Committee will include advisors from Indigenous communities with knowledge and experience of the Youville residential school, including Métis community members who are linked to the project, representatives from affected Nations, and subject matter knowledge holders. The advisors are survivors, family members of survivors, elders, and knowledge keepers. The Community Advisory Committee may include experts in historical research and document review, archeologists and local Indigenous leaders and organizations, who hold connection to the project
La Vayritii: Truth
wîcêhtowin Youville
Warning: * This page’s content relates to the Residential School System and can be upsetting to many. If you need support, please get in touch with the Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line at 1-800-721-0066.
wîcêhtowin Youville in Métis District 11 is a community-driven initiative rooted in wîcêhtowin—the nehiyaw – Cree teaching of kinship, shared responsibility, and care for one another. The project is dedicated to uncovering and acknowledging the full historical truths of the Youville Residential School and the enduring impacts it has had on Indigenous children, families, Nations and communities. Guided by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, Wicihitowin Youville centers survivor voices and creates space for honest reflection, respectful dialogue, and collective learning.
At the heart of this work lies its most urgent and sacred goal: the research, identification, and commemoration of missing children and unmarked graves connected to the school. Through careful research, community guidance, and ceremonial respect, wîcêhtowin Youville seeks to honor the children who never returned home, and ensure their lives are remembered with dignity.
Ultimately, reconciliation is not a single act, but an ongoing responsibility—one that calls all of us to listen, learn, and act so future generations may build a more just, respectful, and equitable society.
wîcêhtowin Youville Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Community Advisory Committee is to provide consultation and guidance to the Youville residential School Truthing project team and St. Albert Metis Local board members. In keeping with Indigenous research principles, we aim to ensure the research is community grounded, and centered, throughout the research cycle.
The Youville Residential School Truthing project team and researchers will conduct a comprehensive and culturally sensitive review of the Youville residential school, with a focus on identifying unmarked graves and the collection of student and family stories. The Community Advisory Committee will review relevant National and local documents to better understand the history and impacts of the Youville residential school. This work will be guided by the research team lead, advisors and the community advisory council.
The Community Advisory Committee will provide regular updates on its progress to Indigenous communities and other stakeholders, including government officials, academic researchers, and the media. The Community Advisory Committee will also publish a final report detailing its findings and recommendations.
Membership: The Community Advisory Committee will include advisors from Indigenous communities with knowledge and experience of the Youville residential school, including Métis community members who are linked to the project, representatives from affected Nations, and subject matter knowledge holders. The advisors are survivors, family members of survivors, elders, and knowledge keepers. The Community Advisory Committee may include experts in historical research and document review, archeologists and local Indigenous leaders and organizations, who hold connection to the project