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It Happens Here: The Roots of Racial Inequality on the North Shore

It Happens Here Episode 16 – Assimilation

The mission of this ongoing series is to explore where our community fits into the bigger picture of racial inequality and the history of our public institutions. In Episode 16 hosts Staci Drouillard and Tyler Howell present an early history of schools on the North Shore of Lake Superior, beginning with the very first religious-run school on the banks of Omiimiiziibi-The Pigeon River. Additional voices include John Morrin, Dr. Brenda Child, Tim Cochrane, Anton Treuer and other community members.