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Ms. Que Banh
Ms. Que Banh
@PhoenixSerenity@beige.party  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Huge #OrangeShirt #memorial to honour all the native kids' lives lost in the cruel #ResidentialSchool system.
On the site of one of the worst in Canada - #Namgis territory, #AlertBay. It was called St. Michael's Indian Residential School. It was demolished in 2015. #Umista Cultural Center sits on the old site. #Indigenous peoples have reclaimed their land there & are trying to heal from colonial abuses.

We have racists in #Canada who are currently dishonouring the victims of residential schools by denying survivors' histories & saying mass graves are a lie. This is so wrong. We owe the ones who died & the living survivors support & reparations. Please don't let folks use denialism around you - confront them & stand up for the victims & survivors.

Relevant links:
https://collections.irshdc.ubc.ca/Detail/objects/518

https://orangeshirtday.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Michael%27s_Indian_Residential_School_(Alert_Bay)

https://www.umista.ca/

https://www.7generations.org/what-is-every-child-matters/

#IndigenousChildren #ColonialCrimes #ColonialViolence #ChurchAbuses #RacialViolence #IndigenousGenocide #EveryChildMatters #BelieveVictims #SupportSurvivors #NativeChildren #IndigenousChildren #ChildAbuse #ColonialCoverUps #TruthBeforeReconcilliation #Decolonization #DecolonizeYourMind #BritishColumbia #Canada #CrimesAgainstHumanity #CanadasGenocide #BChistory #CanadianHistory #StopRacism #SystemicRacism #SystematicAbuse

Seven Generations Education Institute

What is "Every Child Matters"

“Every Child Matters” is a significant movement in Canada that highlights the importance of ensuring the rights, well-being, and dignity of all children, particularly Indigenous children. This phrase gained prominence in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s findings regarding the legacy of residential schools, which had devastating impacts on Indigenous communities.

St. Michael's Indian Residential School (Alert Bay) - Wikipedia

Large, orange, wooden t-shirt shaped memorial, inscribed with the number 215 formed by handprints, the words "Every Child Matters," and "Wila Mayam Xida Gang'a'nam" against a cloudy sky and grassy foreground.
Large, orange, wooden t-shirt shaped memorial, inscribed with the number 215 formed by handprints, the words "Every Child Matters," and "Wila Mayam Xida Gang'a'nam" against a cloudy sky and grassy foreground.
Large, orange, wooden t-shirt shaped memorial, inscribed with the number 215 formed by handprints, the words "Every Child Matters," and "Wila Mayam Xida Gang'a'nam" against a cloudy sky and grassy foreground.
Large orange sign with a stylized black and white Namgis First Nations art eagle, holding a building labeled "1929" above a field of skulls. Text at the top reads "j'tustolagaris," and at the bottom, "Awilagila xanis Sasam Every Child Matters" with handprints to the left. In the foreground, a faded white teddy bear with folded wings sits in an old, worn Converse sneaker, resting in dry grass.
Large orange sign with a stylized black and white Namgis First Nations art eagle, holding a building labeled "1929" above a field of skulls. Text at the top reads "j'tustolagaris," and at the bottom, "Awilagila xanis Sasam Every Child Matters" with handprints to the left. In the foreground, a faded white teddy bear with folded wings sits in an old, worn Converse sneaker, resting in dry grass.
Large orange sign with a stylized black and white Namgis First Nations art eagle, holding a building labeled "1929" above a field of skulls. Text at the top reads "j'tustolagaris," and at the bottom, "Awilagila xanis Sasam Every Child Matters" with handprints to the left. In the foreground, a faded white teddy bear with folded wings sits in an old, worn Converse sneaker, resting in dry grass.
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