In Episode 54 Dr. Nicholas Ng-A-Fook interviews Krista McCracken an award winning public historian and archivist. They work as a Researcher/Curator at Algoma University’s Arthur A. Wishart Library and Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre, in Baawating (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) on the Robinson-Huron Treaty territory, the traditional territories of the Anishnaabeg, specifically the Garden River and Batchewana First Nations.  Krista’s research and podcast focus on community archives, residential schooling system, access, and outreach. We discussed the following: history of the residential and day schooling systems, the creation and evolution of the Shingwauk Residential School, decolonial archival futures, educational programs and services provided at and through the Centre, role of the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association, the original Shingwauk Project of 1979 and the visionary impact of 1981 Shingwauk Reunion, the award winning exhibitions, and so much more.