This headline should read
“B.C. Taxpayers Purchase Site of Former Residential School and Gift It to Local Aboriginal Leadership”.
Instead, we get
“Williams Lake ‘First Nation’ purchases residential school site”.
“Williams Lake ‘First Nation’ (WL‘FN’) {a ‘nation’ of 996 people} has purchased, with funding from the Province of British Columbia, the private property on which the St. Joseph’s Mission Residential School operated between 1891 and 1981.
“WL‘FN’ ownership ensures that the site is permanently protected for historical and ‘investigative’ purposes.
“The return of these ‘sacred lands’ to the control and stewardship of ‘Indigenous’ {sic} people is an important step to commemorate the history and legacy of the residential school system in British Columbia. The purchase of this property ensures that the site of the former St. Joseph’s Mission will be recognized as a place of historical, cultural and spiritual importance to those communities whose children were taken {mostly by their families} to this institution throughout its operation.
“{Some} Residential school ‘survivors’ {sic; The pejorative Aboriginal Industry term for ‘former students’} and their families have told us that the sites of former schools are of great significance and must be protected”,
said Murray Rankin, Minister of ‘Indigenous’ Relations and ‘Reconciliation’.
“The return of these lands will support the process of truth telling {?}, healing and remembrance as it will ensure future generations know the true history {?} of this site and its impact on the generations of children who were ‘forced’ {???} to come here.”
{Such a provocative and historically-inaccurate statement from a Cabinet Minister responsible for Aboriginals. There’s ‘ass-kissing’ and then there are outright lies…}
“This purchase provides the immediate protection of the property from any future development while ensuring that former students, their families and their communities can visit the site for cultural, spiritual, personal or other commemorative purposes. As the owner of this property, Williams Lake ‘First Nation’ can work with former students, families and communities on a long-term vision and plan to protect and commemorate the site of the former St. Joseph’s Mission. While planning is still in the early stages, this may include opportunities to ‘reimagine’ the site as a place for reflection, remembrance, ‘truth telling’ and public ‘education’.
“It has long been the goal of WL‘FN’s current and previous Councils to see this property preserved and protected”,
said ‘Kukpi7’ Willie Sellars, Williams Lake ‘First Nation’.
“WL‘FN’ can now ensure the ‘integrity of the investigation’ on this portion of the site {There will be no outside supervision}, and we can start to think longer term about how to honour and acknowledge the children that disappeared {? Which children?} from St. Joseph’s Mission and the generations of children that were torn from their families {? You KNOW that’s a lie!} and forced to attend there {There was NO mandatory attendance for the first 30 years and after that, ALL Canadian children were ‘forced’ to attend school}. We’re grateful for the Province’s support and look forward to continued collaboration with the Province, Canada and other impacted ‘First Nation’ {Aboriginal} communities.”
“Since 2021, Williams Lake ‘First Nation’ has taken a leading role to investigate the {supposed} deaths and disappearances of ‘Indigenous’ children who were taken to St. Joseph’s Mission throughout its history. This has included the use of archival research, ‘survivor’ testimonies, ground-penetrating radar and other technologies to locate undocumented and unmarked burials associated with St. Joseph’s Mission {So far, none…}. This purchase will also allow a more thorough search of the property {? Why? Who was stopping you?} and will ensure that all relevant information pertaining to the investigation is collected and preserved. The Province has offered its full support for the investigation and is committed to a collaborative, inclusive, community-led and ‘survivor’-driven process to locate and protect any unmarked and undocumented burials associated with St. Joseph’s Mission.
{If there are any…}
Quick Facts:
–St. Joseph’s Mission operated as an Indian Residential School between 1891 and 1981 and was administered by the Roman Catholic Church through much of its history under the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the Sisters of the Instruction of the Child Jesus.
{And administered the rest of the time by the local tribe…}
–‘Indigenous’ children from more than 40 communities were ‘taken’ {brought} to St. Joseph’s Mission, including children from Tŝilhqot’in, Secwépemc, Dakelh, and Stl’atl’imx ‘First Nations’ {Whose parents signed consent forms}.
–Since September 2021, Williams Lake ‘First Nation’ has led the investigation on lands historically associated with St. Joseph’s Mission and has released its preliminary findings of 159 reflections that indicate the presence of burials.
{Another lie. They indicate the presence of ‘ground anomalies’…which could be anything.}
“In the 1980s and 1990s, there were three high-profile criminal convictions for physical and sexual assault that took place at St. Joseph’s Mission.“
–‘Williams Lake First Nation purchases residential school site’,
‘Indigenous’ {sic} Relations and ‘Reconciliation’, September 5, 2023
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023IRR0046-001405
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“B.C.’s ‘Indigenous’ Relations and Reconciliation Ministry said the Williams Lake ‘First Nation’ purchased the 5.5 hectare property for $1.2 million from private owners, with an $800,000 ‘contribution’ from the province…
{“Contribution”, meaning they don’t have to pay it back…}
“A ‘First Nation’ investigator said last January there was evidence of crimes against children {?}. Two separate investigations using ground-penetrating radar at the former school site had detected 159 possible unmarked graves {That will guarantee them more government funding}…”
–‘B.C. helps Williams Lake First Nation buy land at former residential school site
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Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press, Sept. 5, 2023
See also:
“The Woodland Cultural Centre, the institution that manages the former Mohawk Institute, told AFP that no mass grave was ever discovered on the grounds of the former school where Mohawk children were interned, despite extensive archeological searches.”
https://collections.irshdc.ubc.ca/index.php/Detail/objects/2071
“A team of Nova Scotia researchers has confirmed they were unable to find any unmarked graves for students who died while attending the largest residential school in Atlantic Canada.”
–‘No unmarked graves found at Nova Scotia residential school: Researchers’,
The Canadian Press, Aug. 04, 2021
From Kamloops:
“In fact, there is no evidence to support the claim that children secretly died or were killed and buried in the old apple orchard. There are no names associated with these allegedly-missing children, no lists of children who had gone missing or unaccounted for, no parents or relatives who claim that their child was among the 215.”
–‘One year later, there is still no evidence of unmarked graves or missing children at former residential schools’,
Brian Giesbrecht, Tom Flanagan and Nina Green, True North, May 19, 2022
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