Canada’s shame unearthed: the discovery of hundreds of bodies of First Nations children
The Briefing5 Juli 2021

Canada’s shame unearthed: the discovery of hundreds of bodies of First Nations children

Joanna, a Briefing listener, wrote to us via Instagram to ask us to do a story on the discovery of First Nation’s children in Canada. Hundreds of bodies have been found in unmarked graves.

We’re joined by Kerry Benjoe - a journalist from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and a former residential school student; and Fiona Cornforth, CEO of The Healing Foundation. Kerry tells us first-hand what it was like in the schools, and Fiona tells us if there are parallels with Australia and our Stolen Generation.

Sadly, there are many parallels. This is a very important story, particularly given it’s NAIDOC Week.

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