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- A rising tally of these graves - more than 1,100 so far - has triggered a national reckoning over Canada's legacy of residential schools. These government-funded boarding schools were part of policy to attempt to assimilate Indigenous children and destroy Indigenous cultures and languages.
www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57325653Why Canada is mourning the deaths of hundreds of children - BBC
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5 days ago · The bill proposes that anyone who, other than in private, promotes hatred against Indigenous Peoples by "condoning, denying, downplaying or justifying the Indian residential school system in ...
Dec 31, 2021 · The summary of the TRC’s final report says residential schools were a central element of Canada’s policy on Indigenous people for over a century, one which aimed to “eliminate Aboriginal...
Oct 9, 2024 · Harrowing scenes feature survivors and former workers recounting how unwanted babies born to Indigenous students at the school were sometimes thrown into an incinerator. The school was one of 139 now recognized to have operated in Canada, largely by churches with government funding.
Jul 15, 2021 · These government-funded boarding schools were part of a policy to attempt to assimilate indigenous children and destroy indigenous cultures and languages. Kamloops Residential School in...
Jun 5, 2021 · Government-run boarding schools in Canada were part of a policy to attempt to assimilate Indigenous children and destroy Indigenous cultures and languages. News of the remains of 215 children...
Jun 4, 2021 · For North Peigan, the recent revelation from a First Nation in B.C. that preliminary findings of ground-penetrating radar indicated the remains of around 215 children on the site of a former...
Jul 15, 2021 · These government-funded boarding schools were part of policy to attempt to assimilate Indigenous children and destroy Indigenous cultures and languages. Here's what we know about the...