Return to the Falls - Film and Speaking Tour

Return to the Falls Elder Betty Ross is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Sandy Robinson.

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Supporting Truth, Healing & Education with Elder Betty Ross

Greetings!

We are raising funds to launch a Canada-wide tour for Return to the Falls, a powerful documentary featuring Elder Betty Ross, a Cross Lake Residential School Survivor. The film shares her lived experience with honesty and heart — and it deserves to be heard in classrooms and communities across the country.

To accompany the film, we have also created a teacher’s guide designed to help educators explore the film’s themes with openness, cultural care, and local relevance.

Our Goal: 215 Schools by September 30

In 2021, ground-penetrating radar revealed 215 anomalies at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The number 215 has come to represent a national moment of reflection — a symbol of remembrance, and a call to learn.

As a gesture of that ongoing reflection, we aim to deliver this educational resource to 215 schools across Canada by September 30 — the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

May this film and guide stand as a shared commitment to healing, learning, and respectful dialogue, led by Indigenous voices and grounded in truth.

What Your Donation Supports

Travel & tour costs for community screenings
Honoraria for Elder Betty Ross and Indigenous facilitators
Printing & distribution of teacher’s guides
Outreach to schools and educators

Suggested Contributions

$25 – Prints a teacher’s guide
$100 – Sends the film + guides to one school
$500 – Supports a live screening and Q&A
Any amount helps us bring this important story to more classrooms.

Your support helps bring truth, empathy, and understanding into the heart of education. Whether you donate or share, you’re helping to ensure Indigenous stories are seen, heard, and honoured.

Ekosani (Thank you)!

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