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Relive the TRU WolfPack’s unforgettable weekend in Episode 67 of Kamloops Last Week, which also features an interview with Kamloops coun. Kelly Hall. Rush the field with WolfPack fans and see emotional interviews that were captured during TRU’s miraculous run to the U Sports Men’s Soccer Championship. The segment begins at 21:32, with the mini-doc getting underway at 24:36. Hall (8:46) talks business during his interview, touting his desire to see residential and commercial development that can dovetail with the city’s climate action plan. He talks Venture Kamloops, noting there is reason for positivity and areas for improvement. Hall sees great opportunity for improved business relations with Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc and has an idea for an Indigenous centre for B.C. in Kamloops. And, why has Kelowna roared past Kamloops in population and in other areas? Hall has thoughts on that. The KTW Christmas Cheer Fund (2:08) is back and so are the holiday bears (:30). Also, Kamloops Last Week reaches the 300-subscriber mark. Subscribe to KLW on YouTube and follow along through your favourite podcast provider. We thank sponsors (4:20) Nu Leaf Produce Market (Strauss products 15 per cent off), Gord’s Appliance and Mattress Centre (Black Friday sale on now) and McDonald’s (get your $1 coffee) for their support. To join the KLW sponsorship team, email klw@Kamloopsthisweek.com We’ll see you Last Week.

In May 2021, Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced the discovery of a mass grave of more than 200 Indigenous children detected at a residential school in British Columbia. But since last year's announcement, there have been no excavations at Kamloops. Nothing has been unearthed at all at the residential school, according to a Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc spokesman. There are not any anticipated dates scheduled for the recovery of any remains. And it's not a mass grave anymore, as was reported by the mainstream media, but rather graves. Rebel News videographer Matt Brevner joins the show tonight to discuss his work on the documentary Kamloops: The Hidden Truth and the theatrical release of the film he made with reporter Drea Humphrey in Calgary on September 28. Plus: what can anyone do about the cost of housing in the lower mainland of British Columbia and what's causing the hyperinflation anyway? Matt gives his take on the housing crisis as a young guy trying to get ahead in his home province. Then Matt updates us on what he's working on next after the success of his hit single More Of Us.

It's been one year since Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc First Nation announced they had found 215 unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.Dr. Kisha Supernant is one of the people at the forefront of the effort to look for unmarked graves. She's a Métis archaeologist and chair of Unmarked Graves Working Group with the Canadian Archaeological Association. She explains how she does this work, what happens after potential graves are found, and what needs to happen next.

Guest: Rosanne Casimir, Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief)

Marking one year since the discovery of 215 graves at the Kamloops Residential School, IATA sounds the alarm over Canadian Airport delays,  Just for Laughs Festival in Vancouver - how did comedy fare over the pandemic & The latest on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas - May 25th, 2022   Marking one year since the discovery of 215 graves at the Kamloops Residential School  Guest: Rosanne Casimir, Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief) IATA sounds the alarm over Canadian Airport delays  Guest: Peter Cerdá, IATA's Regional Vice President for the Americas   Just for Laughs Festival in Vancouver - how did comedy fare over the pandemic? Guest: Dana Gould, stand-up comedian, actor, writer and voice artist   The latest on the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas  Guest: Lisa Falkenberg, opinion editor, Houston Chronicle     

Ch1: We get the latest on the war in Ukraine. Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent. Ch2: Do you thrift?  Do you ever find hidden gems on your thrifting journeys? Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor Ch3: It's been one year since members of Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc learned that 215 suspected unmarked graves had been detected in the apple orchard near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. Guest: Kamil Karamali, Global News Reporter Ch4: Is the culture of sports in Canada healthy? Guest:  Lori Ewing, Sports Writer for The Canadian Press Ch5: The city of Vancouver has recently passed a bylaw saying new buildings will need to be built with cooling systems. Guest: Roberto Pecora, Director of programs at the Zero Emissions Building Exchange Ch6: A somber milestone is being marked today in Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc – the first anniversary of the unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Residential School. For more on this, let's check in with our Contributor Raji Sohal. Ch7: Last week the Canadian government announced it will be banning Chinese telecom companies, Huawei and ZTE, from its 5G networks. Guest: Christopher Parsons, Senior researcher at University of Toronto's Citizen Lab See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Assembly of First Nations (AFN) delegates speak with reporters in Rome, Italy, following their meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Speaking with reporters are Gerald Antoine (regional chief of the Dene First Nation), Wilton Littlechild (chief of the Ermineskin Cree Nation), Phil Fontaine (former national chief of the AFN), Fred Kelly (spiritual adviser and elder), Archbishop Richard Smith (archdiocese of Edmonton) and Reverend Raymond Poisson (president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops). Also taking part are Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir (chief of the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation), Mandy Gull Masty (grand chief of the Cree Nation Government), and Rosalie LaBillois (co-chair of the AFN National Youth Council). First Nations, Métis, and Inuit delegations that include elders, knowledge keepers, and residential school survivors are participating in a series of meetings with the Pope this week as part of an effort to secure a papal apology for the Catholic Church's role in Canada's residential school system. (March 31, 2022)

Chief of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council Kukpi7 Wayne Christian reflects on the Prime Minister's visit to Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc at the beginning of the week and what he wants to see moving forward in terms of tangible action towards reconciliation.

On Truth and Reconciliation Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected an invitation by the Tk'emlúps First Nation to visit and instead opted to hit the beaches of Tofino, BC. Nearly 3 weeks later, Trudeau finally visited the Tk'emlúps First Nation – and things got pretty awkward. Plus, the legacy media and activists continue to falsely claim that Canada committed genocide. In fact, the claims of 200 unmarked graves found near residential schools have still not been confirmed. Candice Malcolm discusses these stories and more on The Candice Malcolm Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Prime Minister makes an in-person apology to the First Nation he was invited to visit on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation; The chief of the First Nation calls the meeting “bittersweet”; Pfizer asks Health Canada to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11.

Hear from Breen Ouellette, a Vancouver-based lawyer and former election candidate for the federal NDP See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jusitin Trudeau Visit Tk emlups te Secwepemc First Nation about Truth and Reconcilation October 18 2021Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau take part in a series of events as the prime minister visits Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc to honour the survivors and victims of residential schools. They are joined by AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald as well as local community members and survivors of residential schools. The Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation announced last spring that the remains of over 200 children had been located at the former site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The prime minister's visit comes after he faced backlash for travelling with his family to Tofino, B.C., on September 30 instead of accepting invitations to events marking Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

ch 1: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be visiting Kamloops today, after he failed to take part in that community's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony despite being in Tofino the same day. Guest: David Akin - Global National Chief Political Correspondent. ch 2: As we've mentioned on the show today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to visit Kamloops today for a meeting with Tk'emlúps Nation Chief Rosanne Casimir along with community members and First Nations leadership from Secwepemculecw, among others. How can Prime Minister Trudeau fix the relationship between him and the Kamloops First Nations? Guest: Rachel Ann Snow, Indigenous Legal Advocate ch 3: Music venue owners are already struggling with the pandemic and current rules. However, most owners and managers of these places fear that current capacity limits won't be sustainable for their businesses. Guest: Darlene Rigo, owner of the Fox Cabaret ch 4: With the final deadlines for federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates looming, many who haven't yet received the jab are scrambling to take their shot, preparing to face consequences, or seeking an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Guest: Dr. Nazeem Muhajarine, an epidemiologist at the University of Saskatchewan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get reaction to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visiting the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Nation in Kamloops; and in our 2nd half, we discuss consumer culture and reasons to limit your shopping with JB Mackinnon, the author of "The Day the World Stops Shopping."

Power & Politics for Monday, October 18th with University of British Columbia Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, First Nations Child & Family Caring Society Executive Director Cindy Blackstock, WHO COVID-19 Technical Lead Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, and the Power Panel.

Justin Trudeau rencontre à Kamloops la Première Nation qui a découvert des sépultures non marquées près du pensionnat pour Autochtones. Début du procès de la belle-mère de la fillette de Granby. Référendum en Alberta. | Joane Prince (journaliste-présentateur)

Policy and Rights Government Issues October 13 2021Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides an update in Ottawa on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. He is joined by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. They unveil details of their government's plan to make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for federal public servants and for domestic travellers. Federal public servants in the core public administration must be fully vaccinated by October 29. Unvaccinated employees will be placed on unpaid leave as early as November 15. Employers in the federally regulated air, rail, and marine transportation sectors will have until October 30 to establish vaccination policies. Those ages 12 and older travelling by plane, train or cruise ship in Canada must be fully vaccinated by the end of November. The prime minister also apologizes for travelling to Tofino, B.C., for a family vacation on the first National Day For Truth and Reconciliation on September 30. He has faced widespread criticism over the timing of his vacation, and offered an apology to Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Chief Rosanne Casimir for not accepting two invitations to attend the B.C. First Nation's event in Kamloops.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill to wrap up his party's first post-election caucus meeting. New Democratic incumbent and newly elected MPs gathered in Ottawa the previous day to discuss the results of the September 20 federal election and priorities for the upcoming session of Parliament. Despite increasing its share of the popular vote, the NDP only gained one more seat than it won in the 2019 election. The party is conducting a review of its election campaign.Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole speaks with reporters in Ottawa after the party's first post-election caucus meeting. His leadership has been under scrutiny in wake of the party's failure to win enough seats to form government in the Sept. 20 federal election. Caucus voted to give itself power to hold a leadership review at any time. O'Toole has already initiated an internal review of the election campaign, which was his first as party leader. Former Conservative MP James Cumming will lead the review. Conservatives were elected in 119 ridings, two fewer seats than they won in the 2019 election under former leader Andrew Scheer.

*** In honour of the first ever National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on September 30th, we are re-posting this interview with Marie Wilson, who was a Commissioner on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission from 2009 to 2015. This interview was originally published June 3, 2021. ******The subject matter and content of this episode may be triggering for some listeners. The National Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is accessible 24 hours a day at: 1-866-925-4419 ***"We did hear of children's bones being found in the foundations of buildings when (Residential) schools were dismantled. We heard of children being thrown into furnaces. These were children. The little ones who have woken up in Kamloops this week, these are children calling out to all of us now."Marie Wilson, former Commissioner on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which gathered testimony on the crimes and abuses against Indigenous children at Residential Schools in Canada, joins the Ahkameyimok Podcast from Yellowknife to discuss the shocking find of a mass grave of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The grave was found on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School at the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in British Columbia. Dr Wilson discusses her feelings on hearing of the the Kamloops mass grave, her memories of visiting that site as Commissioner, why her work on the TRC from 2009 to 2015 means she is shocked but not surprised by this mass grave and believes there are many more like it across Canada that need to be investigated, and why she believes the Pope and Catholic church, which ran the majority of the Residential Schools, needs to apologize for its role in what the TRC described as cultural genocide. The Ahkameyimok Podcast is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast ProductionsOur theme music is performed by the Red Dog Singers, Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatchewan

Premier John Horgan; Melanie Mark, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport; Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Kúkpi7/Chief Rosanne Casimir; and the BC Lions will make an announcement in advance of Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Ch.1: It's pretty clear that a lot of people have headed back to the office in the last few weeks...but do they want to be back at work? Guest: Mario Canseco, President of Research Co. Ch.2: With people being forced to work remotely for the last 2 years, will a return to work be welcomed by the workforce or will employers need to keep some measures for flexible work schedules? Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor Ch.3: About 15,000 people in B.C. will be receiving an invitation to get a third shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. Guest: Dr. Horacio Bach, UBC Adjunct Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, expert in vaccines Ch.4: The mother of “The Flash” actor Logan Williams says she's furious her request for a public inquest into her son's overdose death has been denied. Guest: Marlyse Williams, Mother of Logan Williams Ch.5: The revealing of unmarked burial sites across Canada had many hoping the atrocities of the institutions mandated to assimilate Indigenous youth would become a top election issue. Guest: Kúkpi7 Rosanne Casimir, Chief of Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Nation. Ch.6: What better event to highlight in our province than the annual PNE Prize Home Lottery draw. Guest: Connie Thompson, Williams Lake resident and PNE Prize home winner. Ch.7: With an increase in Internet use around the world, we are seeing huge amounts of communications satellites in space. Guest: Raji Sohal, Mornings with Simi Contributor

Air Date 7/28/2021 Today we take a look at the legacy of residential schools for native children in the US and Canada. We hear some of the voices of victims, from those looking to establish truth and reconciliation and some thoughts on what it would really take to get a full accounting of this genocide and its impact through generations. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) BestOfTheLeft.com/Refer Sign up, share widely, get rewards. It's that easy! OUR AFFILIATE LINKS: BestOfTheLeft.com/Descript CHECK OUT OUR FANCY PRODUCTION SOFTWARE! BestOfTheLeft.com/Blinkist GET KEY INSIGHTS FROM THOUSANDS OF BOOKS! BestOfTheLeft.com/Bookshop BotL BOOKSTORE BestOfTheLeft.com/Store BotL MERCHANDISE! BestOfTheLeft.com/Advertise Sponsor the show! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Boarding School Healing - Native American Rights Fund - Air Date 1-25-17 The Native American Rights Fund is pursuing strategies to support the healing of boarding school survivors; Native American children, families, and communities; and tribal nations. Ch. 2: Stealing Children to Steal the Land - Intercepted - Air Date 6-16-21 The Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation uncovered a mass grave of 215 children on the grounds of a former residential school in British Columbia, Canada. Naomi Klein discusses the relationship between stolen children and stolen land. Ch. 3: How the US stole thousands of Native American children - Vox - Air Date 10-14-19 The long and brutal history of the US trying to “kill the Indian and save the man”. Ch. 4: What We Inherit - Code Switch - Air Date 6-5-18 On this episode, the story of one family's struggle to end a toxic cycle of inter-generational trauma from forced assimilation. Getting back to their Native Alaskan cultural traditions is key. Ch. 5: Sec. Haaland on healing from the indoctrination, dehumanization at Indian boarding schools - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 7-16-21 Like Canada, America has a painful history of creating boarding schools to assimilate Native American children, leading to trauma, abuse and death. For more than 150 years Indigenous children were taken from their families and forced into boarding schools Ch. 6: No Apologies, Land Back - The Red Nation Podcast - Air Date 7-5-21 Red Power Hour is back! The Red Nation podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) joins RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie to discuss justice for boarding and residential schools. MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S) Ch. 7: The Legacy of Residential Schools (feat. Keith Burich) - Let's Talk Native with John Kane - Air Date 6-10-21 The recent discovery of 215 bodies at the Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia, Canada surprised everyone except Native people. For several decades survivors of these genocidal institutions have told stories of the abuse, neglect and violence Ch. 8: Unapologetically Indigenous w/ Sarah Pierce and Amy Sazue - Future Hindsight - Air Date 2-25-21 Championing Indigenous students to be successful in school systems starts with school curriculums – telling the accurate history of the United States – and leadership that represents the Indigenous Americans they serve. FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 9: Final comments on the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition and patriotism MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

Last month, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation uncovered a mass grave of 215 children on the grounds of a former residential school in British Columbia, Canada. This week on Intercepted: Naomi Klein speaks with residential school survivor Doreen Manuel and her niece Kanahus Manuel about the horrors of residential schools and the relationship between stolen children and stolen land. Doreen's father, George Manuel, was a survivor of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, where unmarked graves of children as young as 3 years old were found. Kanahus's father, Arthur Manuel, was also a survivor of the Kamloops residential school. This intergenerational conversation goes deep on how the evils of the Kamloops school, and others like it, have reverberated through a century of Manuels, an experience shared by so many Indigenous families, and the Manuel family's decades long fight to reclaim stolen land.Warning: This episode contains highly distressing details about the killing, rape, and torture of children. If you are a survivor and need to talk, there is contact information in the show notes. If you are a former residential school student in distress, or have been affected by the residential school system and need help, you can contact the 24-hour Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419Additional mental-health support and resources for Indigenous people are available here. Show notes:Doreen Manuel can be found @DoreenManuel1 and www.runningwolf.ca Kanahus can be found at @kanahusfreedom and www.tinyhousewarriors.com“Unsettling Canada: A National Wake Up Call,” by Arthur Manuel“The Reconciliation Manifesto: Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy,” by Arthur Manuel“From Brotherhood to Nationhood: George Manuel and the Making of the Modern Indian Movement,” by Peter McFarlane with Doreen Manuel, afterword by Kanahus Manuel“The Fourth World: An Indian Reality,” by George Manuel and Michael Posluns“These Walls” directed by Doreen Manuel See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we switched it up a bit. Ang's buddy Mason came through to talk about social awkwardness, his terrible luck with cars, and his polarizing experiences traveling to Uganda and Cape Town. We get into some of the nitty gritty where we discuss our own unique experiences with addiction. This was a super casual hang amongst some close friends and just the tip of the iceberg of some further conversations to come with Mase a.k.a. Bugaboo Smith. Timestamps: Acknowledgement of the remains of 215 children found at former residential school at Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation (Kamloops, BC) - 3:10 Mase - 13:00 Travel - 32:00 Addiction - 48:00 Resource: If you or someone you know are using substances alone, try your best to do so safely. BETTER App, free on the IOS and Android stores, wants individuals who are using drugs alone and those who are in recovery to have a platform that works together on improving their connection to their community. For more information visit https://lastdoor.org/resource/better-recovery-app/. If you feel inclined, we're always here to help too, be an ear, and would be happy to direct you to further resources. Produced by: Mat Trewhit @mattrewhit Follow us on Instagram @noties1879podcast @angelenekp @ashneilprakash

Just days before entering June - which is National Indigenous History Month - remains of 215 indigenous children were found in a mass grave at the Kamloops Residential School on the Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc First Nation. This horrific discovery has brought to light the lesser known struggles of the indigenous peoples of Canada via various laws under the Indian Act and in particular via the forced assimilation of indigenous children into the new Christian Euro-Canadian society created via European colonial settlers via residential schools. These schools are arguably the darkest hour in Canada's history and have echoed into the present, still impacting the communities that have suffered. In this episode we briefly run through the history of discrimination and oppression that indigenous communities in Canada face while reflecting on our role and experiences as immigrants here.

Chapter 1  Recipients of AstraZeneca vaccine due to get notified of second-dose appointments When will you get notified for your second AstraZeneca shot? Dr Brian Conway, Medical Director & Infectious Diseases Specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Disease Centre, joins us with more  Chapter 2  4 killed in London, Ont. attack likely targeted for being Muslim, police say Haroon Khan,Trustee of the Al Jamia Masjid mosque, which is the oldest mosque in Vancouver, joins us to share his feelings  Chapter 3  “Symbolism will not bring back the precious children of Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc”, Jody Wilson-Raybould says Jody Wilson-Raybould, MP for Vancouver Granville and Author of From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada joins us with more on the unmarked graves found at the former site of a Kamloops residential school  Chapter 4  Health Minister Adrian Dix answers your COVID-19 questions Health Minister Adrian Dix joins the show and takes your phone calls with all your COVID-19 questions!  Chapter 5  How come Stanley Cup playoff teams are allowed cross-border travel without having to isolate for 14 days? Global BC Sports Direction Squire Barnes joins us with more information on cross-border travel for the remaining Canadian NHL playoff teams, without having to quarantine for 14 days. Is this fair?  Chapter 6  How ‘comfort TV' is helping us rest our minds during the pandemic What's your go to tv show? a conversation with Thor Diakow, Contributor to Vancouver is awesome.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jody Wilson-Raybould, MP for Vancouver Granville and Author of From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada joins us with more on the unmarked graves found at the former site of a Kamloops residential school  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ttps://theconversation.com/no-longer-the-disappeared-mourning-the-215-children-found-in-graves-at-kamloops-indian-residential-school-161782No longer ‘the disappeared': Mourning the 215 children found in graves at Kamloops Indian Residential SchoolContent warning: This piece contains distressing details about Indian Residential SchoolsA macabre part of Canada's hidden history made headlines last week after ground-penetrating radar located the remains of 215 First Nations children in a mass unmarked grave on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.Like 150,000 Indigenous children that were taken from their families and nations and placed in residential schools, the 215 bodies of children, some as young as three, located in Tk'emlúps were part of a larger colonial program to liquidate Indigenous nations of their histories, culture and foreclose on any future. To do this, Canada put into motion a system to “kill the Indian in the child.”This system often killed the child.While we currently have no evidence to determine the cause of death for each child, we know that they died a political death — these children were the disappeared.Colonial population management projectsThe chilling discovery in Tk'emlúps reminds us of the larger project of aggressive assimilation.Indian Residential Schools were centres for state-directed violence against Indigenous nations, where the children — the heirs of Indigenous nations — were programmatically stripped of their Indianness.Indigenous lives were broken down, sterilized of any trace of the gifts inherited from their parents and ancestors and re-packaged into Canadian bodies.The brute nation-making scheme of the Canadian state looked to the existing infrastructure laid down by the prominent Christian churches. The churches were involved in population management almost from the moment of contact between European Crowns and Indigenous nations. The Catholic Church, which would go on to operate about 60 per cent of these schools, was a hawkish occupier.Like branch plants in a vast production scheme, the state made good use of the extensive church network to co-ordinate the extraction of raw material—Indigenous children.But the revelation of a mass disposal site for children — unrecorded and hidden — on the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Residential School tells us that the regulation of Indigenous life extended into death.The politics of death and mourning

People all over the world are still absorbing the news that remains of more than 200 children were found buried on the grounds of a British Columbia residential school. The revelation comes from a preliminary report by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation that said it hired a specialist to locate remains using ground-scanning radar. By all accounts, the deaths of the children were not documented by the school or anyone else. It’s a shocking disclosure on top of all the atrocities against Indigenous people in boarding schools that are already documented in Canada and the United States. The news prompts numerous questions, not least of which is who should be held accountable and how many other boarding schools hold similar secrets?

***The subject matter and content of this episode may not be suitable for all listeners*** "We did hear of children's bones being found in the foundations of buildings when (Residential) schools were dismantled. We heard of children being thrown into furnaces. These were children. The little ones who have woken up in Kamloops this week, these are children calling out to all of us now." Marie Wilson, former Commissioner on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which investigated crimes and abuses against Indigenous children at Residential Schools in Canada, joins the Ahkameyimok Podcast from Yellowknife to discuss the shocking find of a mass grave of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The grave was found on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School at the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in British Columbia. Dr Wilson discusses her feelings on hearing of the the Kamloops mass grave, her memories of visiting that site as Commissioner, why her work on the TRC from 2009 to 2015 means she is shocked but not surprised by this mass grave and believes there are many more like it across Canada that need to be investigated, and why she believes the Pope and Catholic church, which ran the majority of the Residential Schools, needs to apologize for its role in what the TRC described as cultural genocide. National Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419 For more on Residential Schools and the work of the Assembly of First Nations, please visit AFN.ca The Ahkameyimok Podcast is produced by David McGuffin of Explore Podcast Productions Our theme music is performed by the Red Dog Singers.

Tanya Talaga is an Anishinaabe journalist, speaker and columnist for The Globe. After being invited by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, Tanya travelled to Kamloops, B.C., to report on the Nation's announcement that ground-penetrating radar had located 215 unmarked gravesites near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.The number for the National Indian Residential School Crisis Line is 1-866-925-4419. British Columbia has a First Nations and Indigenous Crisis Line offered through the KUU-US Crisis Line Society, toll-free at 1-800-588-8717.

People all over the world are still absorbing the news that remains of more than 200 children were found buried on the grounds of a British Columbia residential school. The revelation comes from a preliminary report by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation that said it hired a specialist to locate remains using ground-scanning radar. […]

Welcome back to Gaining Mom-entum! *Trigger Warning* Meghan & Abi spend this week's intro discussing the recent discovery made by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the former Kamloops Residential School. They discuss the way the country continues to let down our Indigenous communities as well as some actionable steps that non-Indigenous people can take to show solidarity with the Indigenous communities across the land.  They then segue from talking about systemic racism to, well, talking about more systemic racism. Their guest for this week's discussion is Grace, a friend of Abi's, who was generous in sharing her time and personal experiences with anti-Asian hate as a Filipino-Canadian woman and the mother of a child who is Filipino, Chinese, and of course, Canadian. She begins by sharing what it was like for her growing up surrounded by people who did not look like her and how her mother's experience as an immigrant led to internalizing the goal of assimilation. Grace talks about the discipline of diversifying her world and seeking out professionals who operate through a decolonizing lens. Grace shares with Abi & Meghan how she is seeking safety for herself and her son, particularly over this past year with the unprecedented increase in anti-Asian attacks. They discuss inclusion, allyship, solidarity, and how Grace is stepping into her power as an Asian woman and parent. As always, thanks for listening! Please share Gaining Mom-entum with all of the wonderful people in your life! IG: @gainingmom_entum Facebook: Gaining Mom-entum Podcast Email: gainingmom.entumpod@gmail.com Music: Evan Dysart (Spotify and Bandcamp) Artwork: Catherine Cachia (IG: @catherinecachia, catherinecachia.com) Resources: Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice brains on! podcast (coronavirus episodes) Hate is a Virus Kids share experiences of anti-Asian racism during the pandemic (CBC Kids News) How to Talk to Kids About Anti-Asian Violence and Racism  (HuffPost) Fight COVID Racism #Elimin8Hate Anti-Asian Violence Resources Act2EndRacism Stop AAPI Hate Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong

The Mayor of Kamloops talks about how the city can support its Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc neighbours in this difficult time and talks about other topics that came up at this week's city council meeting including a nuisance property on the North Shore.

⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING - we're learning about the atrocity of residential schools and the finding of 215 babies in Kamloops by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation (my humblest apologies for not knowing the pronunciation). RESOURCES this week are super important: We Were Children (movie) 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act (book) 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act (video presentation) The Dark History of Canada's Food Guide Why did it take until 1996 to close down the last residential school in Canada? Legacy of Hope survivor stories Social Workers Forced Indigenous Girls Under 10 to Get IUDs, Canadian Lawyer Alleges U of A Indigenous Canada free course Residential Schools in Canada (by the Canadian Encyclopedia) Did You Live Near a Residential School interactive map

Guest: Brandi Morin, Edmonton-based, Metis journalist having filed for CBC, Indian Country Today Media Network and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, National News.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The horrific discovery of a mass grave containing the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation grounds is a glaring reminder of Canada's racist legacy and a country's shame. Cree/Iroquois/French human rights journalist Brandi Morin joins “This Matters” host Saba Eitizaz to discuss the enduring trauma of Canada's residential school system, why many Canadians didn't grow up learning about it and whether truth and reconciliation can really take place without a reckoning with history and continuing racism. A warning that the following discussion might be distressing to some listeners.  The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line is available 24-hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of a residential school experience. Support is available at 1-866-925-4419. If you would like to support the journalism of the Toronto Star, you can subscribe at thestar.com/subscribingmatters.

Ryan reflects on the gruesome discovery by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc of the remains of 215 children on a former residential school site near Kamloops, BC.  The photographer of the massive chopped down old-growth spruce tree, Lorna Beecroft shares why she felt compelled to take a photo on the highway while the tree was being transported by semi-truck. Since posting it on May 24 via Facebook, the image has been share around the globe.  40 years since a large-scale raid by Edmonton's Police "Mortality Unit" on the Pisces Bathhouse in downtown Edmonton, Michael Phair and Darrin Hagen explore what happened that night and the four decades since.  Psychotherapist Aliza Shapiro explains why after a long day we stay up way beyond when we should be sleeping—it's Revenge Bedtime Procrastination. Plus, Positive Reflections thanks to our pals at Kuby Energy! 2:26 - Reflection on the 215 Kamloops Residential School children 19:07 - Lorna Beecroft (cut old-growth tree photographer) 38:26 - Anniversary of Pisces Bathhouse raid 1:12:31 - Psychotherapist Aliza Shapiro on Revenge Bedtime Procrastination