An opportunity to build knowledge and confidence in sharing sensitive topics at age-appropriate levels relating to the 215, to have a deeper understanding of the hidden history and legacy of...

Like many, Johnny Bandura was shaken by the discovery of unmarked burial sites near a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., earlier this year. In a series of 215 portraits, Bandura imagines what each student might have become.

The Qayqayt First Nation artist has created vivid portraits of the residential school victims whose lives were cut short

Indigenous artist Johnny Bandura has painted 215 portraits depicting the imagined futures of the children whose remains were found at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

KAMLOOPS - On Wednesday, Thompson Rivers University held an event ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reco...

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Coast Salish artist Johnny Bandura's grandmother was a survivor of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, where hundreds of unmarked graves were discovered earlier this year. His portraits, paying homage to the children, are on display in Edmonton.

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Through partnerships with universities and a forthcoming showcase at the Parliament of British Columbia, Bandura’s 215 portraits are educating Canadians young and old

A powerful art exhibit will be featured later this year at Thompson Rivers University. 215 portraits created by Edmonton artist and former Kamloopsian, Johnny Bandura. He made them to honour the children who never returned home from the Kamloops Indian Residential School. This week, Johnny is back in Kamloops for a few days. Daybreak's Jenifer Norwell met up with him.

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