![]() He would also make sure that the person (LAUGH) from the U.S. knows anything about Canada.Īnd to illustrate this, he would randomly pick two people from the audience, one person from the U.S. And the point of the bit was that everyone in Canada knows everything about the U.S. And one of the bits he would do in the show was about the difference between Canada and the U.S. ![]() You know, a few years ago, the political satirist and comedian, filmmaker, activist Michael Moore, I don’t know how you best characterize the many things he does, he had a one-person show on Broadway that I went to that was very entertaining. And so, children, you know, for, up until the 1940s, 1950s, it was actually, you know, law that children - indigenous children attend these schools and families were forced to give their children over to the Indian agent and the RCMP and the priests who came to the door, or they could be put in jail.Ĭhris Hayes: Hello and welcome to, “Why Is This Happening?” with me, your host, Chris Hayes. And along with the cultural genocide that was, you know, deliberate and a goal of the schools, there was often horrific physical and sexual abuse. Note: This is a rough transcript - please excuse any typos.Ĭonnie Walker: Generations and generations of indigenous kids went through these schools. The Canadian government has apologized and set aside millions in reparations, along with a new child education and welfare system in response to abuse. Walker joins WITHpod to discuss the process of telling this deeply personal story of intergenerational trauma, her motivation for bringing issues affecting indigenous people to light and how this dark part of Canada’s past hasn’t been completely reconciled. Over the years, thousands of students have come forward about their experiences at residential schools. He pulled the priest out of the car and beat him up on the side of the road. He pulled over a car that was swerving, and when he got to the window, he recognized the driver as a priest who he believed had abused him at residential school. Her investigation began when she heard a story about her late father who was a police officer in the 70s. ![]() Michael’s,” a series available exclusively on Spotify. The story is told as part of “ Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's Indian Residential School in Canada. Trigger warning: This episode contains mentions of sexual and physical abuse.įor nearly the past year, Canadian journalist Connie Walker has been working on an investigation into her father's experience at St.
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