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He listened to his grandmother's stories growing up.

"I always say 'I did not go to residential school, residential school came home to me,'" Kaiser says about his grandmothers tales.

They weren't easy stories to tell, but she never shied away from telling them.

"My grandmother raised me very culturally. She said she's OK now, but it's still not super easy.

"I don't think it ever will be."

addressed the damage caused to First Nations and last December made 94 "calls to action."

An entire section of the commission's report addresses education, with seven specific calls to action.

Kaiser personifies those calls to action. 贬别香蕉视频直播檚 the resource person for teachers in the local school district as they learn new course material on the history of First Nations 香蕉视频直播� the good and the bad.

Kaiser visits classrooms from kindergarten to Grade 12.

The new B.C. curriculum is being implemented this year for kindergarten to Grade 9. Next year, Grades 10 through 12 will be taught the new curriculum.

He said getting the information across to the students is not so much about what is presented, but how.

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Books by Nicola Campbell have proven to be invaluable resources for the younger students.

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Only later does a gentle introduction to residential schools begin.

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Kaiser will lead the discussion which starts at 7 p.m. tonight, Dec. 9, in the Salloum rehearsal hall at the Rotary Centre, 421 Cawston Ave.

It is part of 鲍叠颁翱香蕉视频直播檚 AlterKnowledge Discussion Series.