It was just a cruel time; I just remember how bad the food was, being hungry and just being a little kid, I was strong enough to rebel, and that’s what I did; it was well worth the punishment.
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21 More Reasons to Cancel Everything
The day was April 6th, 1925 Twenty-one children were kidnapped from Indian day schools in Ohsweken and taken to the Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ontario. They spent the night in an institute cottage before being shipped 900kms away to Chapleau Residential School. The truancy officer would have had to work in conjunction with the superintendent…
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Walking Their Shoes
May 27th, a well-manicured Canadian facade shattered when ground-penetrating radar confirmed a suspected mass grave of 215 Onkwehonwe children. Within days the story made its way around the world; temporary memorials popped up throughout the country. Still, as these little makeshift memorials went up, several were removed quickly, including one in the small town of…
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The Ursulines
Losing Entire Generations
The recent admission that the bodies of some 215 Onkwehonwe students have made headlines around the world. It wasn’t a secret here in Canada, Rumours of these missing children have circulated for a significant period. It is not so much of a discovery as it is an admission of guilt. The gradual release of these reports comes only as…
