Madeline Wilson Shaw is a Haudenosaunee/Hamiltonian creative who has been developing innovative strategies to communicate ideas, connect people and engage community for almost two decades. With established careers in politics and the music industry, she is currently the Director of Communications and Community Relations for the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres. Madeline's commitment to culture and Indigenous ways of knowing grounds both her work and lifestyle. She is a proud mother of three fantastic boys and partner to an amazing Anishinaabe man who is her best friend.
On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we must talk about true healing from the devastating legacy of residential schools in Canada. From 1883 to 1996, Indian residential and day schools across Canada forcefully removed Indigenous children from their families, igniting generations of…
