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Historian of #cdnhist, #commemoration, settler colonialism, Indigenous health, kids, families. Settler on Treaty 1 & Metis lands. She/Her.
Jun 27, 2021 23 tweets 3 min read
Thread: A key argument of residential school deniers is that the schools were 'products of their time' & we can't judge the past by present standards. Persistent and consistent critiques of the schools were made for over a hundred years. Here are the receipts #residentialschools 2. 1893: Indian Affairs inspector T. D. Wadsworth reports that the Qu’Appelle school lacked an infirmary
Jun 11, 2021 6 tweets 3 min read
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1. The graves at #BrandonResSchool have been known for many, many years. Media marticles have been published. Research projects carried out. The graves have not been 'discovered'. They've been willfully ignored #ResidentialSchools Evidence: 2. Article by Anne Lindsey et al in @manitobahistory journal, 2015 mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_histor…