raspberriesareyummy comments on First Nations children forced to pray at residential school, ~1930

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[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 34 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Treatment of first nations in Northern America was fucked up on so many levels...

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 12 points 10 months ago (4 children)

In the States, it's not uncommon to think of Canada as being more progressive, friendly and inclusive, so it was a bit shocking when I learned how racist and borderline genocidal they could be at various times, in various places.

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[–] apprehensively_human@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Much more recently than you might think also. The last residential school to close operated from 1985 to 1997.

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[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 child)

"I'll take More Depressing Things for $500, Alex."

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[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Forced sterilization of first nation women for eugenics reason happening up until 2001?

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[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

me too - learning about the history of torture, murder and otherwise mistreatment of first nations in Canada in the past 20 years was quite the shock.

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