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A mix of disease, medical neglect, fire, malnourishment, physical abuse, suicide, murder, and exposure while attempting escape. Ethnic cleansing is a horrifyin
by michael1999 5y ago
A mix of disease, medical neglect, fire, malnourishment, physical abuse, suicide, murder, and exposure while attempting escape.
Ethnic cleansing is a horrifying business.
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/newly-discovered-b-c-graves-a-grim-reminder-of-the-heartbreaking-death-toll-of-residential-schools https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/newly-discovered-b-c-gr...
- vmception 5y agoAre there any movies like horror or suspense films to burn this First Nation’s boarding school concept into our collective conscious?
- michael1999 5y agoThere's definitely some exciting new fiction out there, but you don't need fiction to render the memory of these prison schools searing. https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/st-anne-residential-school-opp-documents https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/08/25/cover-up-of-residential-school-crimes-a-national-shame.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SFfMnmR-b0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_tcCpKtoU0 http://sisis.nativeweb.org/resschool/sep1997.html
- michael1999 5y agoAnd the Truth and Reconciliation Commission final report is public. It's right there to read. Volume 4 is "Missing Children and Unmarked Burials". http://www.trc.ca/about-us/trc-findings.html http://www.trc.ca/about-us/trc-findings.html Pressure is building right now to fund these projects and make a proper accounting of the unmarked and uncounted dead. This is just one of dozens of crime scenes. Consider telling your MP you support this effort.
- michael1999 5y agoBut if you want genre fiction, Blood Quantum is fun and timely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Quantum_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Quantum_(film)