The Blackburn News Podcast presents: Reckoning with residential schools, part 2
June 8, 2021 11:04am
In this episode of the Blackburn News Podcast, host Craig Needles speaks with Professor Lori Campbell about the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
Professor Campbell talks about the reaction to the discovery, the shameful history of residential schools, and how many Canadians turned a blind eye to their existence over the years.
Part 1, a conversation with Indigenous scholar Sara Mai Chitty can be heard here: