Rita Kinequon is a member of Day Star First Nation and is a survivor of Gordon’s Indian Residential School. In 2017, Rita began speaking at her grandchildren’s high school about her experience and the history of the Indian Residential Schools. Rita talks about how intergenerational trauma impacts survivors and their descendants and how survivors are thriving, along with explaining how society can engage in reconciliation with survivors, their families and the children that didn’t make it home.

Ending her 35 year career as the Director of Child and Family Services, Rita worked with the federal and provincial governments on policy and programs for First Nation people. Rita’s focus was to reduce and prevent the number of First Nation children in care. After retiring at the end of 2023, Rita now works directly with First Nations helping in anyway she can.
Ekosi (That is all for now).