An Exercise in Truth and Reconciliation
“The execution of Indians ought to convince the Red Man that the White Man governs.” – a quote from the first Prime Minister of Canada in 1855. The atrocities committed by residential schools may not have begun with our first Prime Minister, but they certainly didn’t end with him. From 1831 to 1996 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children were taken from their families and forced to attend Residential Schools. These schools were overcrowded, underfunded and delivered substandard education; children were hurt and staff were never held accountable for how they treated these children. On June 21 of this year...
