Lambton College is fortunate to have multiple exhibits on loan from the Legacy of Hope Foundation, a national Indigenous-led charitable organization that educates on the history as well as the existing intergenerational impacts of the Residential School System and Sixties Scoop.
As part of Legacy of Hope Foundation’s travelling exhibition, Lambton College is hosting a public display until the end of April. The exhibits, which are available for public viewing, are on display in the NOVA Chemicals Health & Research Centre at the top and bottom of the stairs.
Exhibit 1: Cruel and Unethical
This exhibit features examples of the mistreatment of Indigenous Peoples in Canada’s healthcare system. While this exhibit does overview the history of medical colonialism in the healthcare system, it also features present-day examples of the impacts of anti-Indigenous racism in healthcare, such as the racism that is recorded as having been a significant factor in the preventable death of Joyce Echaquan in 2020.
As a College that trains a significant portion of our local healthcare workforce, we have a responsibility to learn about these pervasive issues instead of upholding a status quo that causes serious harm and even death.
Exhibit 2: Peter Henderson Bryce: A Man of Conscience
As the medical health officer for the then-named Department of Indian Affairs, Bryce was a whistleblower of the Residential School System, submitting reports on the large numbers of First Nations children dying due to conditions in the Residential School System, including the lack of tuberculosis treatment.
Members of the community are welcome to visit the campus and access the exhibits free of charge.