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US finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths so far

Posted by cfabbro
Tags: usa, history, native americans, indigenous peoples, genocide, deaths, investigation, interior department, catholic church, protestantism, churches, truth and healing commission, schools.boarding, author.felicia fonseca, source.associated press
https://apnews.com/article/religion-education-native-americans-cbd724ae4e423c788089ef98cec4315a

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Published
May 11 2022
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    kfwyre
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    Was about to post this myself. As a teacher, I cannot put into words how much this hurts my heart and eats at my soul. My profession lives in the legacy of this darkness.

    Was about to post this myself. As a teacher, I cannot put into words how much this hurts my heart and eats at my soul. My profession lives in the legacy of this darkness.

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    1. cfabbro
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      With the recent discovery of thousands of unmarked graves last year here in Canada, us Canadians have had to face a similarly shameful part of our history regarding the residential school system....

      With the recent discovery of thousands of unmarked graves last year here in Canada, us Canadians have had to face a similarly shameful part of our history regarding the residential school system. And while I am not a teacher, I am an ex-Catholic whose family also hails from Kamloops on one side, and Cranbrook on the other... so I know how you feel.

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