Residential Schools BC
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Williams Lake First Nation releases early results of former residential school grounds sweepThis school was operated by the Roman Catholic Church from July 1891 to March 31, 1969. The federal government then managed the school until it closed.CanadaJan 24, 2022
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‘No one is exempt’: Former B.C. residential school caretakers on truth and reconciliationThe National Day of Truth and Reconciliation is aimed at helping recognize the ongoing trauma experienced by so many Indigenous people in Canada in the residential school system.CanadaSep 30, 2021
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Punished and hit for speaking her language, a B.C. residential school survivor is not staying silentSphenia Jones was 11 years old when she attended the residential school in Edmonton and was put on a train from British Columbia that picked up other children along the way.CanadaJun 25, 2021
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‘The children were dehumanized’: Former caretakers at B.C. residential school share their storyThe couple recalled seeing many incidents of punishment being administered at the school for things like children playing together and speaking their Indigenous language.CanadaJun 18, 2021
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