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"Devastation?" Residential schools were often the only safe harbour for victims of dysfunctional families and the only home available to Indigenous orphans. Contrary to common belief, children were not dragged from the arms of their parents by the RCMP or government agents, priests or nuns. Prior to 1920, no child was mandated to go to Indian Residential Schools; this legislation brought residential schools into line with public school education regulations but was rarely enforced. It only applied to Status Indians, not all Indigenous children. Families had to choose to enroll their child, sign an admission form, and the child had to pass a medical exam. The child had to be age 7 or older to be admitted. Joanna Baron is correct that challenging the public narrative on Indian Residential Schools must not be criminalized, precisely because when we look at the Kimberly Murray report “Sacred Responsibility” we find errors, significant errors of fact. Kimberly Murray is the one who wants to silence dissenting voices like mine. Indian Residential Schools — The Untold Story of A Lifeboat for the Least of Society https://t.co/nbwPMiZclz

"Devastation?" Residential schools were often the only safe harbour for victims of dysfunctional families and the only home available to Indigenous orphans. Contrary to common belief, children were not dragged from the arms of their parents by the RCMP or government agents, priests or nuns. Prior to 1920, no child was mandated to go to Indian Residential Schools; this legislation brought residential schools into line with public school education regulations but was rarely enforced. It only applied to Status Indians, not all Indigenous children. Families had to choose to enroll their child, sign an admission form, and the child had to pass a medical exam. The child had to be age 7 or older to be admitted. Joanna Baron is correct that challenging the public narrative on Indian Residential Schools must not be criminalized, precisely because when we look at the Kimberly Murray report “Sacred Responsibility” we find errors, significant errors of fact. Kimberly Murray is the one who wants to silence dissenting voices like mine. Indian Residential Schools — The Untold Story of A Lifeboat for the Least of Society https://t.co/nbwPMiZclz

Here are the graves. This Orange Shirt Day we are returning the Brandon Indian Residential School cemetery grounds to the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation on behalf of many First Nations whose children are buried here. This is one of the most well documented burial grounds at a residential school in Canada with not only church and historical records but also contemporaneous newspaper articles describing what happened to these children. You can not deny history. #orangeshirtday #everychildmatters #truthandreconciliation #trc #herearethegraves