A specialist used ground-penetrating radar to confirm the remains of the students who attended the school near Kamloops, British Columbia, the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc tribe said in a statement late on Thursday.
— Justin Trudeau May 28, 2021 His comments were echoed by Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett who also offered government support to the families and indigenous communities for their "healing as we honour loved ones lost." Today those experiences are blamed for a high incidence of poverty, alcoholism and domestic violence, as well as high suicide rates, in their communities.
phew. It's not just me who sees parallels between we Irish and the First Nations here in Canada. Catholic Church is only major denomination involved in our residential schools to not make amends. Stolen land and stolen languages. Nice history for the British empire.
Shocking AGAIN
It’s heartbreaking to read about another institution destroying lives of so many children...