Capitol Regional District statement for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
On September 30, known as Orange Shirt Day and now observed as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we pause to remember the profound and painful history of Canadaâs Indigenous residential schools. We acknowledge the enduring intergenerational trauma that survivors and their descendants bear to this very day.
The removal of Indigenous children from their families and their coerced attendance at residential schools stands as a dark chapter in our historyâan act recognized by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as an attempt at cultural genocide. Within our region, children were forcibly taken from their families and sent to these schools where they were subjected to unspeakable abuses.
The Kuper Island Indian Residential School, located on Kuper Island (now known as Penelakut Island), operated from 1890 to 1975. According to information obtained from the BC Archives, children who attended this school experienced profound isolation from their communities and …
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