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Inside a room at Beechwood Cemetery lies tens of thousands of hand-drawn or painted tiles—a powerful display made in honour of the Indigenous children and youth who went through Canada's residential school system.
The federal government went to great lengths to cover up the deaths of Indigenous children in reside...
No one at the cemetery gets as much mail as the public health doctor who 99 years ago exposed terrible conditions and high deaths rates at residential schools.
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Article content These deaths were the result of government policy, and our federal government was fully aware of what was happening. Starting in 1907, Dr. Peter Bryce, newly assigned to investigate First Nations’ health, found appalling conditions in the residential schools. He reported an average mortality rate of 24 per cent, and, in one school 75 per cent. He made it clear that the federal government was responsible. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce. SunMedia It took no action. Given that about 150,000 children a...