Bev Sellars was born on 1955 and is a Xat'sull writer of the award-winning book, They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School, describing her experiences within the Canadian Indian residential school system.
11 Facts About Bev Sellars
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Bev Sellars is a longtime-serving Chief of the Xat'sull First Nations.
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Bev Sellars was married to Bill Wilson and is the stepmother of Jody Wilson-Raybould.
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Bev Sellars later studied history at the University of Victoria, and law at the University of British Columbia.
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Bev Sellars was an advisor to the British Columbia Treaty Commission.
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In 1991, Bev Sellars gave an address to the First National Conference on Residential Schools about her experiences and the long-lasting impact on First Nations peoples.
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In 2012, Bev Sellars published "They Called Me Number One:Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School" recounting her childhood experience at St Joseph's and how that experience had and continues to have lasting impacts on her and her family's lives.
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Bev Sellars's memoir exposed the injustices and cruelties of the Canadian Indian residential school system.
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Bev Sellars was the Xat'sull acting chief at the time and she has worked since then to bring attention to the conflicts between mining and First Nations communities in BC as well as the rest of Canada.
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Bev Sellars is involved with First Nations Women Advocating Responsible Mining and a Senior Leader of the Indigenous Leadership Initiative.
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Bev Sellars has brought private charges against Mount Polley Mining Corporation and she continues to speak about the effects of the Mount Polley tailings spill on her community, warning other communities of potential risks from mining activities.