Canada report urges reparations for ‘systemic disappearance’ of Indigenous children
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Canada’s Office of the Special Interlocutor on Tuesday concluded that the government committed systemic disappearance to Indigenous children who died and were buried at residential schools. Kimberly Murray outlined 42 legal, moral and ethical obligations for governments, churches, and other institutions to address the dark chapter in Canadian history.
The report, titled “Upholding Sacred Obligations: Reparations for Missing and Disappeared Indigenous Children and Unmarked Burials in Canada” addressed the troubling emergence of what Murray termed as the “settler amnesty” and a “culture of impunity” towards suspected burials, raising significant concerns about human rights violations, transparency and government accountability. The report also noted that while ground-penetrating radar has identified numerous underground anomalies at former residential school sites, no actual graves have been exhumed to date.
The investigation also revealed a disturbing lack of transparency in the historical records and processes surrounding the residential school system and found that the opacity hindered efforts to uncover the full truth about the fate of Indigenous children alongside denying families their right to know what happened to their young ones.
Last, the report released the Indigenous-led Reparations Framework for Missing and Disappeared Children and Unmarked Burials associated with Indian Residential Schools. The report also called...
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