Catherine Payne was shaken to learn about residential schools as a teenager, and has been reconsidering her thinking on the country. Two years ago, this is what coursed through 16-year-old me as I learned about Canadian residential schools. I was dropped off to school, went to my first morning classes, ate lunch with my friends, and went to my last classes of the school day. She turned off the lights and powered on the smart board to present a slideshow entitled "Residential Schools." The former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., has been in the international news since late May.

Source: CBC News July 17, 2021 09:22 UTC