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For years the old stone residential school has stood on the St. Mary's reserve near Cranbrook, BC. A place of horrors for generations. Today, the school still stands, but instead of hatred it is a place of new hope. The residential school is now a five star resort. Pumpi... For years the old stone residential school has stood on the St. Mary's reserve near Cranbrook, BC. A place of horrors for generations. Today, the school still stands, but instead of hatred it is a place of new hope. The residential school is now a five star resort. Pumping jobs, money and new ideas into the community. It is owned and operated by the very children it once housed. And it is quickly becoming one of the top draws in the Columbia Valley. St. Eugene mission is a symbol of how First Nations across Canada are turning from a painful past of government dependence to a self sufficient, self reliant future funded by profits. Across Canada the fastest growing business sector today is the First Nations business community. But, getting Rich on reserve is not always a slam dunk. In Alberta the Samson Cree got very rich off oil, and then the oil dried up. It left a generation of angry young men and women feeling ripped off. And poor. (more) (less)
For years the old stone residential school has stood on the St. Mary's reserve near Cranbrook, BC. A place of horrors for generations. Today, the school still stands, but instead of hatred it is a place of new hope. The residential school is now a five star resort. Pumpi... For years the old stone residential school has stood on the St. Mary's reserve near Cranbrook, BC. A place of horrors for generations. Today, the school still stands, but instead of hatred it is a place of new hope. The residential school is now a five star resort. Pumping jobs, money and new ideas into the community. It is owned and operated by the very children it once housed. And it is quickly becoming one of the top draws in the Columbia Valley. St. Eugene mission is a symbol of how First Nations across Canada are turning from a painful past of government dependence to a self sufficient, self reliant future funded by profits. Across Canada the fastest growing business sector today is the First Nations business community. But, getting Rich on reserve is not always a slam dunk. In Alberta the Samson Cree got very rich off oil, and then the oil dried up. It left a generation of angry young men and women feeling ripped off. And poor. (more) (less)
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