
Indigenous people in Kamloops, British Columbia gather on June 5, 2021 in front of the Kamloops Indian Residential School after the remains of 215 children were discovered near the institution. (Photo: Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images)
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Indigenous people in Kamloops, British Columbia gather on June 5, 2021 in front of the Kamloops Indian Residential School after the remains of 215 children were discovered near the institution. (Photo: Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images)
A number of Canadian communities have answered calls to cancel Canada Day, the country's annual celebration of its establishment as a country 154 years ago, following the discovery of nearly 1,000 unmarked graves on the grounds of residential schools for Indigenous children.
"Indigenous people deserve more than words and promises. These horrific discoveries make it undeniably clear: the federal government has failed and is continuing to fail First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities."
--Jagmeet Singh, New Democratic Party
\u201cIf you think that Canada\u2019s genocide against Indigenous Peoples is a \u201cdark chapter\u201d in history which has ended remember that there are more Indigenous Children in \u201cchild welfare\u201d now than there were were in #ResidentialSchools at their peak.\n\n#CancelCanadaDay\u201d— Dr. Amit Arya (@Dr. Amit Arya) 1624549901
\u201cReally unsure how anyone can \u201ccelebrate\u201d Canada Day this year knowing there has literally been a discovery of over (and at least) 1,000 dead Indigenous children covered up by the government, church, police, within a week\u2014a month, of Canada Day. \n\n#CancelCanadaDay\u201d— Linda Ho Ho Hoang \ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffb C\u1ea9m T\u00fa (She/Her) (@Linda Ho Ho Hoang \ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffb C\u1ea9m T\u00fa (She/Her)) 1624550746
A 24-hour national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support: 1-866-925-4419.
A number of Canadian communities have answered calls to cancel Canada Day, the country's annual celebration of its establishment as a country 154 years ago, following the discovery of nearly 1,000 unmarked graves on the grounds of residential schools for Indigenous children.
"Indigenous people deserve more than words and promises. These horrific discoveries make it undeniably clear: the federal government has failed and is continuing to fail First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities."
--Jagmeet Singh, New Democratic Party
\u201cIf you think that Canada\u2019s genocide against Indigenous Peoples is a \u201cdark chapter\u201d in history which has ended remember that there are more Indigenous Children in \u201cchild welfare\u201d now than there were were in #ResidentialSchools at their peak.\n\n#CancelCanadaDay\u201d— Dr. Amit Arya (@Dr. Amit Arya) 1624549901
\u201cReally unsure how anyone can \u201ccelebrate\u201d Canada Day this year knowing there has literally been a discovery of over (and at least) 1,000 dead Indigenous children covered up by the government, church, police, within a week\u2014a month, of Canada Day. \n\n#CancelCanadaDay\u201d— Linda Ho Ho Hoang \ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffb C\u1ea9m T\u00fa (She/Her) (@Linda Ho Ho Hoang \ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffb C\u1ea9m T\u00fa (She/Her)) 1624550746
A 24-hour national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support: 1-866-925-4419.
A number of Canadian communities have answered calls to cancel Canada Day, the country's annual celebration of its establishment as a country 154 years ago, following the discovery of nearly 1,000 unmarked graves on the grounds of residential schools for Indigenous children.
"Indigenous people deserve more than words and promises. These horrific discoveries make it undeniably clear: the federal government has failed and is continuing to fail First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities."
--Jagmeet Singh, New Democratic Party
\u201cIf you think that Canada\u2019s genocide against Indigenous Peoples is a \u201cdark chapter\u201d in history which has ended remember that there are more Indigenous Children in \u201cchild welfare\u201d now than there were were in #ResidentialSchools at their peak.\n\n#CancelCanadaDay\u201d— Dr. Amit Arya (@Dr. Amit Arya) 1624549901
\u201cReally unsure how anyone can \u201ccelebrate\u201d Canada Day this year knowing there has literally been a discovery of over (and at least) 1,000 dead Indigenous children covered up by the government, church, police, within a week\u2014a month, of Canada Day. \n\n#CancelCanadaDay\u201d— Linda Ho Ho Hoang \ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffb C\u1ea9m T\u00fa (She/Her) (@Linda Ho Ho Hoang \ud83c\udf85\ud83c\udffb C\u1ea9m T\u00fa (She/Her)) 1624550746
A 24-hour national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support: 1-866-925-4419.