Benjamin Kucher

Graduate Student | Indigenous Archaeologist & Rights Advocate | Focused on Community-Led Research

[AFN @AFN_Updates]

“Indian Residential School denialism is a hate crime and must be treated as a hate crime. There has always been wilful, ignorant denialism, but we now face a growing, organized movement of denialists trying to rewrite Canada’s history. We need to push back on these offensive lies and stand up for the truth.” AFN National Chief @chiefcindyafn denounced the Senate of Canada’s decision to reject an amendment to Bill C-9 (Hate Crimes Bill) that would have included Indian Residential School denialism as an offense. Read the press release: https://t.co/6DX81Wpdb3.

[APTN News @APTNNews]

The Senate committee on human rights voted to add an amendment to Bill C-9, a proposed law that will add hate propaganda and crimes a criminal offence.

Sen. Nancy Karetak-Lindell (Nunavut) proposed the amendment to add residential school denialism to the bill and explains why.

[Kimberly Murray @kahnasatake]

Senate committee amends C-9 to criminalize residential school denialism  https://t.co/NcYD1rx4Nq

[Savanna Craig @savannacraig]

Preliminary judgement provided at the Permanent People’s Tribunal on Residential Schools and Unmarked Burial Sites.

The final judgement will be out on Sept. 30.

#reconciliation #canpoli #montreal

[Creeson Agecoutay @CreesOnCBC]

Canada continuing genocide against Indigenous peoples, an international tribunal has found https://t.co/OVSTDN2TnI

[Creeson Agecoutay @CreesOnCBC]

“The public needs to understand… how our Indigenous searchers are proving to be more effective than the police.” - Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler — First Nations say they’re being disrespected as tension rises with Thunder Bay police over missing persons https://t.co/A3zKZUWK1p

[Kimberly Murray @kahnasatake]

Survivors testify at Permanent People’s Tribunal. Thank you for sharing your truths. 💜 https://t.co/i78tsYHXxk

[Creeson Agecoutay @CreesOnCBC]

“You don’t want to feel anymore, and it was a way of surviving what you were experiencing, what you were seeing every day.” - Sam Achneepinekum, Residential school survivors testify in front of international tribunal https://t.co/OnHyghnoQW

[Benjamin Kucher @TruthInTheSoil]

8/ Today I am thinking of the children, the Survivors, and every Indigenous family carrying this grief.

May we remember them beyond hashtags and headlines. May we continue to speak their truths. And may Canada never be allowed to forget them again. 🧡

[Benjamin Kucher @TruthInTheSoil]

1/ Five years ago, 200+ children were brought back into public memory at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.

For Indigenous people, this was not a “discovery.” Communities and Survivors had been telling these truths for generations.

[Benjamin Kucher @TruthInTheSoil]

7/ Reconciliation cannot survive if truth becomes optional.

And truth is not symbolic. It requires accountability, education, action, and a willingness to confront the violence this country was built upon.

[Benjamin Kucher @TruthInTheSoil]

5/ These children were never forgotten by their families.

They were never forgotten by Survivors. They were never forgotten by the land.

[Wab Kinew @WabKinew]

I love Canada 🇨🇦

[Sean Carleton @SeanCarleton]

Canada right now:

[DecolonizeMyself @DecolonizeMyse1]

International tribunal on Residential School system opens in #Montreal #canada #MarkCarney #FirstNations

https://t.co/4QY3JbufW7

[Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation @ACFN_KaiTaile]

ACFN Calls on Alberta Government to Respect the Courts, Treaty Rights, and the Rule of Law