Connie Walker and the firsthand legacy of residential schools

For the CBC's Connie Walker, it's a story that hits close to home.

For over a century, tens of thousands of aboriginal children were forcibly removed fromtheir families, sent to live in church run residential schools. They suffered emotional andsexual abuse. Some never returned.

It's taken years to voice and acknowledge the damage caused by residentialschools through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Connie has reported extensively on Canada's residential schools, but she's also seen theeffects firsthand on her own family.

This is Connie's Back Story.