Letter: Abuse of authority at residential schools destroyed families
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Dear editor,
In 2019, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, in conjunction with the Aboriginal People’s Television Network, unveiled a national memorial register with 2,800 names of residential school victims. It is believed that over 6,000 children died in these schools.
The heartbreaking discovery of 215 unmarked graves of Indigenous children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School last week is the first exposure of this kind and will be a catalyst that will lead to the discovery of more unmarked graves.
The families that suffered through this systemic racism and cultural destruction deserve to have the closure that comes with knowing what happened to their loved ones.
Author of the article: Beth Wilkins
Publishing date: Jun 01, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 7 minute read • • Glenbow Archives – 1935 – Members of Métis Association of Alberta with Members of Legislative Assembly – Edmonton: Back Row: (l-r) Joseph Miville Dechene (MLA); Felix Calihoo; Leonidas Alcidas Giroux, MLA; Peter Tomkins Jr. Front Row: (l-r) Jim Brady, secretary; Reverend Father Falher, Grouard parish priest; Joe Dion, president Métis Association; Reverend Bishop Guy; Malcolm F. Norris; Peter Tomkins Sr. Group photograph after Royal Commission to enquire into Métis question. Photo by SUPPLIED
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