I cringe every time I read or hear the words “ human rights tribunal”. They have proven themselves to be nothing but Star Chambers run by political appointees interested only in promoting their own Woke agendas. For proof of that you need look no farther than the prosecution of Barry Neufeld.
A great presentation, well illustrated and well read by Michelle. Michelle has a great voice for this sort of thing, and a soothing presentation style. Nina has knocked it out of the park, as usual.
I must mention that I wince a little every time I hear or see one of us using the term "mass graves" gratuitously (i.e., in any context other than referring to the early media errors, long since acknowledged and corrected). It just feels like a low blow to keep referencing that blunder (AND it risks keeping the notion of a mass grave alive and real to some uniformed types who form their views based on memes and sound bites).
Now I'd like Michelle to read me a nice bedtime story to settle me down, but with nothing about the TRC or the PPT (too scary). Hansel and Gretel would be comforting by comparison :)
Can you share the link to that article you did a few years ago about the girl, an orphan I believe, who stayed on at a northern BC residential school to care for the children and died there of TB (?), and when her remains had to be relocated for some reason years later, she was ostensibly found to be incorruptible, a saint essentially. That was a fascinating story but I can't find it again. Interested in what school she was at and what FN (if known) she was from.
Thank you, Michelle! I'd forgotten the details, and that Rose Prince's father was a descendant of Chief Kwah (1755-1840). I see that there's been extensive genealogy done on these family lines on Ancestry, even to several generations above Kwah (though with approximate names and dates), and of course down from Rose Prince's surviving siblings.
The other interesting thing is that Rose was a contemporary of Mary John (1913-2004), who attended Lejac in the 1920s for six years, and whose children also attended. Mary is the subject of a 1988 book *Stoney Creek Woman: The Story of Mary John* by Bridget Moran. I could sit down right now and blow the rest of the day re-reading that book (but I must not!). Highly recommend, if you haven't read it.
Mary John was the sister-in-law of Celena/Celine John (1913-1994), who spoke at the special RCAP hearing in Canim Lake in 1993 and said (of her time at Lejac) "I stayed in the school for four years. I'm telling you, my dear people, that was the best time of my life." (the statement needs context, of course; let me know if you want more about either Mary or Celine).
Hi Joan, thanks so much. I just ordered the book. Yes, I would love to know more of Celine John. I did use part of her quote in my rebuttal "The Bitter Roots of 'Sugarcane'" - she was orphaned and basically living hand to mouth, going house to house of elders, doing a few chores for them and they would give her something to eat or a bed for the night....then came residential school; a home, food, clothing, training, purpose, family... such a difference. Any more info would be great!
Shall I share my notes here in the comments, or email them to you privately? Can do either, but they're fairly long and will lose some formatting if pasted in here (about a half dozen paragraphs excerpted from her much longer talk, plus a few biographical notes on her life).
The graves are a fraud. So is the liberal governments reaction.
I cringe every time I read or hear the words “ human rights tribunal”. They have proven themselves to be nothing but Star Chambers run by political appointees interested only in promoting their own Woke agendas. For proof of that you need look no farther than the prosecution of Barry Neufeld.
A great presentation, well illustrated and well read by Michelle. Michelle has a great voice for this sort of thing, and a soothing presentation style. Nina has knocked it out of the park, as usual.
I must mention that I wince a little every time I hear or see one of us using the term "mass graves" gratuitously (i.e., in any context other than referring to the early media errors, long since acknowledged and corrected). It just feels like a low blow to keep referencing that blunder (AND it risks keeping the notion of a mass grave alive and real to some uniformed types who form their views based on memes and sound bites).
Now I'd like Michelle to read me a nice bedtime story to settle me down, but with nothing about the TRC or the PPT (too scary). Hansel and Gretel would be comforting by comparison :)
Maybe I'll read my children's book for you! I revised it a bit, warmer pictures.
Can you share the link to that article you did a few years ago about the girl, an orphan I believe, who stayed on at a northern BC residential school to care for the children and died there of TB (?), and when her remains had to be relocated for some reason years later, she was ostensibly found to be incorruptible, a saint essentially. That was a fascinating story but I can't find it again. Interested in what school she was at and what FN (if known) she was from.
Sure! Thanks for remembering it!
Phantom Students of Genocide
https://medium.com/@UndauntedArtz2/phantom-students-of-genocide-2e14c6b7d42d
Thank you, Michelle! I'd forgotten the details, and that Rose Prince's father was a descendant of Chief Kwah (1755-1840). I see that there's been extensive genealogy done on these family lines on Ancestry, even to several generations above Kwah (though with approximate names and dates), and of course down from Rose Prince's surviving siblings.
The other interesting thing is that Rose was a contemporary of Mary John (1913-2004), who attended Lejac in the 1920s for six years, and whose children also attended. Mary is the subject of a 1988 book *Stoney Creek Woman: The Story of Mary John* by Bridget Moran. I could sit down right now and blow the rest of the day re-reading that book (but I must not!). Highly recommend, if you haven't read it.
Mary John was the sister-in-law of Celena/Celine John (1913-1994), who spoke at the special RCAP hearing in Canim Lake in 1993 and said (of her time at Lejac) "I stayed in the school for four years. I'm telling you, my dear people, that was the best time of my life." (the statement needs context, of course; let me know if you want more about either Mary or Celine).
Hi Joan, thanks so much. I just ordered the book. Yes, I would love to know more of Celine John. I did use part of her quote in my rebuttal "The Bitter Roots of 'Sugarcane'" - she was orphaned and basically living hand to mouth, going house to house of elders, doing a few chores for them and they would give her something to eat or a bed for the night....then came residential school; a home, food, clothing, training, purpose, family... such a difference. Any more info would be great!
Shall I share my notes here in the comments, or email them to you privately? Can do either, but they're fairly long and will lose some formatting if pasted in here (about a half dozen paragraphs excerpted from her much longer talk, plus a few biographical notes on her life).