Twisted, any guesses as to what was going on?
Physical harm? Malnourishment?
Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia
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Re: Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia
#12This is not an isolated incident. These schools operated all across Canada, were created specifically to "de-savage the indians", had zero accountability, and almost destroyed an entire people. These kids were taken from their parents, imprisoned in these places, and endured endless abuse for their formative years. And this went on until 1994 in some places! This is Canada's great shame, and we've barely scratched th…
There’s also a great comic book by Joe Sacco called “Paying the Land”. It’s an illustrated reportage where he travels to indigenous communities in Canada and recounts their stories. Resident schools and their destructive effects on individuals and communities are a recurring theme. I love the book, but it’s a hard read.
Re: Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia
#13And then there is the forced sterilization of indigenous women that is still happening , specially in Alberta: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sterilization-indigenous-1....
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#14And then there is the forced sterilization of indigenous women that is still happening , specially in Alberta: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sterilization-indigenous-1....
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#15Twisted, any guesses as to what was going on? Physical harm? Malnourishment?
I'm not an expert but according to Wikipedia the main culprit was tuberculosis[1], which at the time didn't have an effective cure.
These deaths could have been prevented if all the students were not concentrated into these schools.
Also it appears that the indigenous population was more susceptible to TB.
It appears that TB in the indigenous population is still a problem:
"The TB rate among Aboriginal people was almost six times greater than the overall Canadian rate in 2008 and in Nunavut, it was more than 38 times the national rate (184.4 cases per 100,000 population)." [2]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Indian_residential_sc...
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#16And then there is the forced sterilization of indigenous women that is still happening , specially in Alberta: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sterilization-indigenous-1....
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Except there is no reliable proof of the latter.
Projection by the US, Canada and Australia does not constitute proof.
[edit] Adrian Zenz does not constitute a reliable source. Not only has his work been shoddy, he is a far-right christian sworn to destroy China. He doesn't even speak Mandarin. Of course the US, Britain, Australia, etc. would amplify his work, since it matches their material interests.
Here's a thorough piece on the topic https://www.qiaocollective.com/en/education/xinjiang
Re: Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia
#17The genocidal aspect of this story makes it a lot worse, but the 20th century catholic church has form on this.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_and_Baby_Homes_Commis...
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#18And then there is the forced sterilization of indigenous women that is still happening , specially in Alberta: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sterilization-indigenous-1....
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I don't know what you mean. If china is doing it ( no reliable source but ... china bad west good) everybody should do it ?
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
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Except there is no reliable proof of the latter. Projection by the US, Canada and Australia does not constitute proof. [edit] Adrian Zenz does not constitute a reliable source. Not only has his work been shoddy, he is a far-right christian sworn to destroy China. He doesn't even speak Mandarin. Of course the US, Britain, Australia, etc. would amplify his work, since it matches their material interests. Here's a thoro…
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