Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Kill the Indian to Save the Man. This motto left more heartbreak and pain in its wake than anyone who spouted it realized, or cared for those who did. 215 bodies were recently found at Kamloops Indian Residential School. Let's talk about why and what it means.

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Sources:

kamloopsthisweek.com/community/kamloops-history-the-dark-and-difficult-legacy-of-the-kamloops-indian-residential-school-1.24215330

denisonforum.org/columns/racism/215-childrens-bodies-found-at-kamloops-indian-residential-school-mourning-the-churchs-neglect

bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57325653