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Métis Archaeologist and the Director of the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology at the University of Alberta, Dr. Kisha Supernant discusses the need for Indigenous communities to decide what happens at former residential schools sites in seeking the truth around the genocide. Systems engineer and policy analyst Dr. Costa Samaras shares why electr ... Show More
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