Alberni Residential School
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[Indigenous youth with one of the housemasters outside of Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School]]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Indigenous youth from Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] in classroom at E. J. Dunn School, (Port Alberni)]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Indigenous youth from Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] in a classroom at E. J. Dunn School, (Port Alberni)]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Indigenous youth from Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] in a classroom at E. J. Dunn school, (Port Alberni)]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Indigenous youth from Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] and teacher at E.J. Dunn school, (Port Alberni)]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Indigenous youth from Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] facing camera involved with others in discussion at E.J. Dunn School, Port Alberni]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Indigenous youth from Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] participating in discussion at E.J. Dunn School, Port Alberni]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Kindergarten at Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School]]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Child in kindergarten painting at Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School]]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Kindergarten class eating at Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School]]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Rev. F. E. (Ed) Kempling staff member of Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] visiting local Indigenous man, Jimmy Gallic, (Port Alberni)]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Local resident Jimmy Gallic at Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School]]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Mr. Jimmy Gallic, a local resident stands beside Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] bus]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Rev. F. E. (Ed) Kempling, staff member of Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] goes to visit Mr. Ambrose Howard, an Indigenous carver, (Port Alberni)]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Rev. F. E. (Ed) Kempling, staff member of Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] goes to visit Mr. Ambrose Howard, an Indigenous carver, (Port Alberni)]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Rev. F.E. (Ed) Kempling (staff member at Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School]) and others in front of Friendship Centre, (Port Alberni)]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Youth from Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] and Mr. Ambrose Howard, an Indigenous carver, (Port Alberni)]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
[Rev. F. E. (Ed) Kempling, staff member, and youth from Alberni Student Residence [Alberni Residential School] visiting Mr. Ambrose Howard, an Indigenous carver at (Port Alberni)]
Port Alberni, British Columbia, circa 1960s
