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Media Highlight: Reconciliation becoming reality as 'Legacy Room' project takes shape at Dalhousie

Posted by Communications and Marketing on June 2, 2017 in Media Highlights

When Chief Morley Googoo scribbled "big idea" on a napkin at a Halifax restaurant last year, he knew he was on to something. The regional chief with the Assembly of First Nations was picturing designated places across the country where Canadians could talk and learn about reconciliation.

The Killam Library Learning Commons at Dalhousie University has been chosen as one of Canada's first Legacy Rooms. The busy space, which sees thousands of students a year, will display special plaques and provide resources about residential schools and reconciliation.

Read full story (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/dalhousie-university-reconciliation-morley-googoo-1.4140422)