[Ammi]

…yeah, I saw this headline the other day but didn’t get to read the story….

From the 19th century, more than 150,000 First Nations children were forced to attend state-funded Christian schools as part of a program to assimilate them into Canadian society.

The children were forced to convert to Christianity and not allowed to speak their native languages. Many were beaten and verbally abused, and thousands died from disease, neglect and suicide.

Cowessess First Nation said that the number of unmarked graves at the site is “the most significantly substantial to date in Canada”.


…it’s like one of those horror movies where mass burial sites are found…and to know that they’re all children as well…I can’t imagine how that must feel for the people there atm…just horrific ….