APTN InFocus with Cheryl McKenzie:
Sometimes it takes years before residential school survivors share their personal experiences.
For Augie Merasty, it took decades.
With the help of an award winning writer, Augie’s personal memoir was eventually published: The Education of Augie Merasty.
He’s now 86 years old. His daughter tells us about how they weren’t sure he really was writing a book, until one day, sure enough, they knew it was true.
Watch how the story unfolded.