Protesters demand probe into Canada indigenous schools

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Hundreds of protesters in Canada’s capital called for a probe into a boarding school system for indigenous children, as outrage built after the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at several of the facilities.

People lay flowers, candles, and shoes at an impromptu vigil as part of “No Pride in Genocide” rally in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 1, 2021, to encourage reflection on Canada’s treatment of indigenous people following the discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools in Canada.

MONTREAL, Canada – Hundreds of protesters in Canada’s capital called on Saturday for a probe into a boarding school system for indigenous children, as outrage built after the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at several of the facilities. Until the 1990s, some 150,000 indigenous, Inuit and Metis youths were forcibly enrolled in the schools, where students were physically and sexually abused by headmasters and teachers who stripped them of their culture and language.

 

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