Residential school healing retreat had Métis survivors giggling, 'staying up until 12:30 a.m.'
Métis residential school survivors recently had the chance to spend three days together at Métis Crossing cultural interpretative centre in Alberta. Survivors say they felt something special from the moment they arrived.
![Residential school healing retreat had Métis survivors giggling, 'staying up until 12:30 a.m.'](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7002084.1697828625!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/angie-crerar.jpg)
![Métis elder Angie Crerar said being around other survivors helped her with the loneliness and pain that comes from her experience at St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School. Angie Crerar wears an orange vest while smiling brightly and looking at the camera.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7002084.1697828625!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/angie-crerar.jpg)
Métis residential school survivors recently had the chance to spend three days together at Métis Crossing cultural interpretative centre in Alberta. Survivors say they felt something special from the moment they arrived.