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In response to "Another Kamloops just coming around the corner." More unmarked graves of indigenous children in Canada" by Remlik

this is such an atrocity in our (not so distant) history. -- nm

Posted by Andie Jun 1 '21, 07:23

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although I do question the people who claim to have not heard of this until recently, or that this information is their introduction to it - Reagen Jun 1, 07:38 9
- Basically the same exact thing happened just a few years in Ireland. Dead babies found on the grounds of orphanages (=children of unwed mothers). -- nm* - loosilu Jun 1, 08:15
- yes. but i think the scale of it all is news to a lot of people. -- nm - Andie Jun 1, 08:12 1
  - The scale, yes. I have seen people say they only just learned about them as a concept. - Reagen Jun 1, 08:23
- agreed -- nm - mud Jun 1, 07:57
- I was surprised they were active so recently. I've always thought of them as a function of pioneer times. Early efforts to civilize native populations -- nm - Meg Jun 1, 07:54 4
  - same. Also thought experiences was more related to sexual abuse rather than outright hiding the potential murder of hundreds of kids - Beaker Jun 1, 08:05 3
    - I suspect the graves are more in the way of - Reagen Jun 1, 08:09 2
      - That's what happened in Ireland. Malnourishment and disease. -- nm - loosilu Jun 1, 08:16 1
        
        And in both cases, heavily influenced by the church, I'm sure. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 1, 08:29

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