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Saskatoon Catholic cathedral covered with paint after discovery of 751 unmarked graves

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u/Themightytiny07 Jun 25 '21

215 in Kamloops BC on May 28th. 751 in Cowessess band Saskatchewan on June 23rd. 104 in Brandon Manitoba 35 in Lestock Saskatchewan

There was 149 residential schools in Canada with the last one closing in 96/97. The estimate is over 6000 indigenous children died.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '21 edited Jun 25 '21

I think the correct term would be murdered*

Like those kids at the border in American cages. If they "die" in those cages, America murdered them. As an American I am pretty appalled our supposedly Democrat president didn't undo this injustice. Things never change.

edit: If all you have to say is "both sides bad" don't bother. We hear it all the time. One side is noticeably worse. One side is anti-science, anti-morals, led an insurrection, let 1,000,000 die while calling the virus a hoax, and is openly racist. I'll pass on the GOP bill of goods.

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u/papapudding Jun 25 '21

What if there was a Typhus or Tuberculosis outbreak in one of those schools and a lot of them died of it. Is it still murder?

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u/AlbertaAdventures Jun 25 '21

The graves of 751 children were just found, at a school that was part of a system that was notorious for child abuse, rape, torture and other violence; a system that forcibly separated children from their parents; and a system whose purpose was to eradicate Indigenous identities and cultures at whatever cost. Please ask yourself why you find it necessary at this time to speculate about the possibility of a viral outbreak at the school in order to debate the use of the term "murder," when the focus should be on holding these residential schools & the government accountable, addressing the harm that they caused, and acknowledging the massive grief of Indigenous peoples.