I think for some people when they see the big numbers like the 751 and the 215 they can’t really grasp what that means. those are CHILDREN. each number is a child’s life GONE. left to rot in an unmarked grave, never to be found. THAT is canada and the church. Horrible.
"The Catholic Church oversaw the graves and the removal of headstones"
Fuck the Catholic Church and their constant cover-ups. They're less a church and more a criminal organization. 751 children died in their "care" - and this is only one of their schools. Release the records.
Today, my community honoured the spirits of 215 babies lost at the Kamloops Residential School. We placed our moccasins on the stairs of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford. We offered tobacco. We cried. We must never forget and acknowledge these truths.