We mourn for the 215 First Nations children that were found buried at the former Kamloops residential school this week. We are heartbroken and stand in solidarity with the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation community.
This finding shows the importance for a truth & healing commission here in the U.S., to find our missing children. This is a human rights violation that the United States government has still not acknowledged or apologized for.
Over 130 Indian residential schools were identified through Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission - which culminated in 2015. The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition has identified approximately twice that number (367) in the United States...(cont.)
and research shows that many of these institutions had cemeteries on school grounds where children are buried to this day.
Seeing this news is triggering, and many may need immediate assistance.
Seeing this news is triggering, and many may need immediate assistance.
. @NABSHC has compiled a list of resources for both immediate assistance and more long-term care here: secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.187…
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