BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Regina Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Regina Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:73e59a82-b4a0-47e2-a05b-d73f2de6a0aa SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261023T233823Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Regina:20210930T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Regina:20210930T130000 SUMMARY:National Day for Truth and Reconciliation LOCATION:Central Adult\nCentral Adult X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Central Adult;X-APPLE-RADI US=10;X-TITLE=Central Adult:geo:50.448552,-104.614452 GEO:50.448552;-104.614452 DESCRIPTION:Join Bevann Fox\, author of Genocidal Love: A Life After Resid ential School at this event to honour survivors and commit to meaningful a nd lasting reconciliation..\nhttps://rpl.libnet.info/event/5540479 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This event will be held in-person on the 2nd floor mezzanine. Please do not attend if you are feeli ng unwell. Masks are required. \;

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Thi s event will also be live-streamed via YouTube. Click the link to watch: https://youtu.be/T_hUVRt3b4 U. \;

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Recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools at this event. A drum group will provide an honour song before sur vivor Bevann Fox shares from her book\, and the event will close with a he aling dance from a jingle dancer. \;

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Bevann Fox is a member of Pasqua Nation\, originally from Piapot Nation\, Trea ty 4 Territory. In 2012 she received her Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Cult ure and in 2018 her Master in Business Administration\, Leadership from th e University of Regina. In 2014 she was honoured with the YWCA Women of Di stinction Award&mdash\;Arts\, Culture and Heritage. She received the Indig enous Voice Award 2021- Creative Non-Fiction Life Writing for \;Genoci dal Love. Genocidal Love \;was also honoured with a Saskatchewan Book Award in 2021.

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About the book: Presentin g herself as &ldquo\;Myrtle\,&rdquo\; residential school survivor and Indi genous television personality Bevann Fox explores essential questions by r ecounting her life through fiction. She shares memories of an early childh ood filled with love with her grandparents&mdash\;until she is sent to res idential school at the age of seven. Her horrific experiences of abuse the re left her without a voice\, timid and nervous\, never sure\, never trust ing\, affecting her romantic relationships and family bonds for years to c ome.

This is the story of Myrtle battling to recover h er voice. \;Genocidal Love \;is a powerful confirmation of the lon g-lasting consequences of residential school violence &mdash\;and a moving story of finding a path towards healing.

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