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Where the Children Are Buried

by Krista Stevens March 30, 2023March 30, 2023

“In 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to implement all ninety-four of the TRC’s Calls to Action. According to Indigenous Watchdog, a non-profit, only thirteen have since been fully realized.”

Posted inHighlight

In Canada, Truth and Reconciliation Starts with Educating Ourselves and Our Kids

by Krista Stevens May 22, 2018October 19, 2022

Canadians need to learn the truth — the individual stories of those who attended Residential Schools — before we can ever begin the reconciliation process.

Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes

How Some Apache People Deal with Intergenerational Trauma

by Aaron Gilbreath November 30, 2017October 19, 2022

In the mountains of northern Mexico, some of Geronimo’s decedents try to forgive the perpetrators of the wars against Native Americans.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, History, Nonfiction, Quotes

How the Canadian Government Tried to “Remove the Indian From the Child”

by Krista Stevens April 27, 2017October 19, 2022

Betty Ann Adam tells how she was taken from her mother at age three, as part of Canada’s attempt to “remove the Indian from the child.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

How I lost my mother, found my family, recovered my identity

by Krista Stevens April 27, 2017October 19, 2022

Betty Ann Adam was three years old when she was taken from her mother in what is known as the “’60s Scoop,” a period spanning 30 years in which Indigenous children in Canada were removed from their homes to be placed with white families as church-run residential schools were closing. “The government’s stated intention with […]

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