The residential school survivor presentation given by Shane John and Wesley Scott was a unique experience. It was interesting to see the Shane give his own authentic experience of being in residential schools. In addition, Shane connected his experience in residential schools to how it pertains to his life moving forward as well as valuable lessons that can be extracted. Also, it was interesting to see how the residential schools were connected to him and his family. In relation to the personal and social core competency, the presentation showed the lack of awareness, understanding, and appreciation shown in residential schools. For example, Shane talked about how they were not able to practice their own culture and were punished when they spoke their cultural language. Specifically, Shane related an experience of how a boy was punished for speaking his cultural language and did not return. This is related to positive personal and cultural identity because this ability to shape their identity was taken away from Indigenous children. Additionally, the personal awareness and responsibility aspect ties in to the presentation. This is so because Indigenous children had to endure hard labour and punishments, all while being starved and living in poor conditions. Shane talked about how the abusive conditions spilled over into older Indigenous children reflecting that abuse onto younger children because that is all they know. Furthermore, Shane talked about taking a stand to break the cycle and stop the abuse from being bottled in. This lesson helps illustrate personal awareness and responsibility because it helps us understand that there are consequences to our actions. In conclusion, the residential school survivor presentation was an interesting experience because of the genuine experience and feelings that Shane shared.