S E P T E M B E R 2021
Leaside Life leasidelife.com
No. 112
Meet your candidates Page 20. FEDERAL ELECTION SEPTEMBER 20th
Trauma, truths, and action:
Kevin Berube
CHRISTINE BAUNEMANN
Three Indigenous Leasiders share their reflections.
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by SUSAN SCANDIFFIO In late May this year, a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at the site. For many non-Indigenous people in Canada, the news was met with shock, anger, and grief. S ES For many Indigenous IN people, the discovery was sadly not unex-
pected or surprising. But the discovery, understandably, still provoked feelings of devastation, anguish, and anger. An estimated 150,000 children attended residential schools over 120 years and approximately 6,000 Indigenous children died while in residence. With the number of destroyed, missing, or incomplete records, though, the true number of deaths will likely never be fully determined.
This is only one of many injustices Indigenous people have endured. With the aim of analyzing the means by which non-Indigenous people can address the history of injustices, as well as celebrate the culture and achievements of Indigenous people, we spoke with three who call Leaside home. Kevin Berube Kevin Berube was born and raised in Nipigon and is a proud band TRAUMA, TRUTHS... Page 14
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