Almost six decades after attending residential school, Norman James Hall is his honouring his Nuxalk heritage through art — in a very public way. (Kazuho Yamamoto)'I was brave and desperate'Hall struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder, partly because of his experiences at residential school. As a child, Hall was taken from his Nuxalk Bella Coola community to the Port Alberni residential school. Norman James Hall's installed painting of Alex Clellamin, shown from the fifth floor of the Vancouver Public Library. Listen to the full story here:Norman James Hall suffered years of abuse at the Port Alberni residential school and now suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Source: CBC News December 30, 2018 19:52 UTC