No Justice for Canada’s First Peoples
I believe in justice. I can’t say I’ve seen that much of it in my lifetime, but I like the concept.
On June 2, the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its executive summary on the ill-advised system of government-mandated, church-run residential schools that persisted until 1998. For over a century the program sanctioned the kidnapping of native children from their families and communities. All under the guise of education.
The full report, a result of six years of research and public meetings across the country, along with the testimony of some 6,000 residential-school survivors, will be released later this year.… Seguir leyendo »