CW - Residential Schools
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In Residential Schools “the practice was not to send the bodies of students who died at schools to their home communities.”
That’s on page 1 of the TRC’s report on Missing Children & Unmarked Burials
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751.
Children in unmarked graves.
People in unmarked graves
Let us act together for JUSTICE for Indigenous children across these lands today
And to ensure the children being found again are honoured in the way we would want for every child because — EVERY CHILD MATTERS
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“We have never swayed away from who we are.
All we ask is that you stand by us as we heal and get stronger.
This is Cowessess FN’s moment of our truth.” ~Chief@cadmusd
Indigenous peoples, & Cdns, from coast-to-coast-to-coast, stand w/ you. 🙌🏼🧡 https://t.co/3Us4nU96Hd
Chief Cadmus Delorme on the 751 unmarked graves says removing headstones is a crime and “we are treating it like a crime scene.”
Accountability is absolutely necessary.
May we all support that work.
Residential School help line 1-866-925-4419.
As a settler, I am ashamed of how we've treated Indigenous people in this county - and it obviously continues.
Today, I'm no longer heartbroken about this horrendous part of our history, I'm very angry about it. @GregRickford@Eric_Melillo@JustinTrudeau@theJagmeetSingh
751 + 215 + how many more??
Settlers needs to stop and think of what they would do if this was impacting them directly - their families, their communities? What action would you take? What would you demand of the government and churches involved?@JustinTrudeau@theJagmeetSingh
751 + 215 + how many more????
Settlers needs to stop and think of what they would do if this was impacting them directly - their families, their communities? What action would you take? What would you demand of the government and churches involved? @GregRickford@Eric_Melillo
The timing of reading this passage wasn’t a coincidence and can’t be ignored. During the reality that libraries are facing cuts, their value and importance can not be forgotten. Thank you @RichardWagamese for these passages from “One Native Life”. #stoplibrarycuts#savelibraries