Chief Archibald said that she viewed the burial sites as crime scenes. “We need some kind of independent investigator on this process, and we also need international examination into these crimes,” she said. Three members of the Tk’emlups First Nation who attended the school took the emotionally fraught step of telling about their experiences at the Tk’emlups presentation. For me, the often Orwellian world of the schools was underscored by an anecdote offered by Leona Thomas, one of the former students. “I was put into a dancing group that learned every ethnic dance except my own,” she said.

Source: International New York Times July 16, 2021 23:48 UTC