If the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a Kamloops residential school is to evolve into a moment of healing or reconciliation, writes Karyn Pugliese a.k.a. Pabàmàdiz, it is important to unpack the anger behind it, understand the truth and listen carefully to what First Nations people are saying.
Canada has officially recognized eight genocides that have happened around the world. It has not done the same for its own treatment of Indigenous children who they sent to Indian Residential Schools.
In this Voices from the Communion, National Bishop Susan Johnson says her nurturing family and childhood church shaped how she leads the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada into the world with love, and how she leads the church into biblical contemplation and action when looking at its own transgressions.
Chief calls news conference as memorial grows near Kamloops, B.C., residential school
The former Kamloops Indian Residential School is seen in Kamloops, B.C., on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. The remains of 215 children have been discovered buried near the former school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck June 04, 2021 - 1:00 AM
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - An update is expected from the chief of the Tk emlups te Sewepemc First Nation, a week after the band announced the discovery of what are believed to be the remains of 215 children at the former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
Chief Rosanne Casimir is holding a news conference in Kamloops today.
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