Family
Who risked their life to help others with diseases such as smallpox, despite warnings?
Who is Marguerite Baptiste?
What was the most common punishment children received at the mission?
What is the strap?
What was her worst memory at the hospital?
What is the day Miss Costello left the Ward?
In which community did Bev Sellars primarily grow up?
What is Deep Creek?
Government-funded, church-run institutions in Canada where Indigenous children were forcibly taken to assimilate them into Euro-Canadian culture.
What is a Residential School?
Who encouraged Bev Sellars to turn her stories into a book?
Who is Chief Bill Wilson (Bev Sellars' Partner)?
Where was the school located?
What is British Colombia?
This tragic incident from Bev Sellars’ childhood involved a vehicle and resulted in the death of a close family member, leaving a lasting emotional scar.
What is her first car crash where someone got injured?
What is the name of the residential school Bev Sellars attended?
What is St. Joseph's Mission (Cariboo) Residential School?
It is the Secwepemc word for grandfather?
What is Xp'e7e (pronounced Ba'ah)?
Who was an accomplice in a murder?
Who is Evelyn Sellars (Bev Sellars' Mother)?
The primary goal of residential schools. This was done by limiting contact with their culture
What is cultural assimilation?
What event caused Bev to back out from becoming chief again?
What is the incident involving three white boys who were hitchhiking?
After leaving the residential school where did Bev Sellars attend grade 8?
What is Williams Lake Junior Secondary?
Cone-shaped tent traditionally used by Indigenous people of the Great Plains. Made of wooden poles and covered with animal hides.
What is a Teepee?
Who is Bev Sellars' adoptive son's biological Mother?
Who is Teena (Sellar) Ogden?
This item, often associated with identity and pride, was taken from Bev and other students upon arrival at St. Joseph’s Mission, symbolizing forced conformity.
What is their hair?
What event occurred that stopped Bev from being suicidal?
What is the birth of her her first child?
It was created for Native people who were not welcome at the White dance halls.
What is Squaw Hall?
Whipped soapberries, also known as Indian ice cream
What is hooshum?
3 boys planned to escape the mission, which one got left behind?
Who is PeeWee Sellars?
Bev Sellars recalls this humiliating medical procedure being forced on girls at the school under the guise of cleanliness
What is chemical delousing?
After years of struggling with the trauma from residential school, this moment marked a turning point for Bev, where she found the strength to speak out about her experiences and become an advocate for Indigenous rights
Where did Bev Sellars' parents go after meeting each other?
What is Kamloops?
Individuals learning about Christianity before baptism
What are Catechumens?