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Aug 2021
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Tangents & True Crime - Canadian Residen...

Ladies & Tangents
About this episode

This weeks Tangents & True Crime is about an ongoing injustice that has caused years of generational trauma on Indigenous families in North America. We want to take this opportunity to amplify this tragedy in hopes to bring awareness. If the subjects of this story are triggering to you, please prioritize yourself and skip this episode. Your mental health is always what matters most. We hope that the conversation does not stop here and that justice can be served to the people most affected by the unspeakable harm caused by these schools.


 

Resources used for this episode-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Indian_residential_school_system

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57325653.amp

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2021/jul/09/indigenous-children-who-died-canada-residential-schools-podcast

 

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GAZA/WEST BANK RESOURCES-

https://medium.com/@scholarscoalition/for-immediate-release-u-s-4c2aecd11535

https://irusa.org/middle-east/palestine/

https://buildpalestine.com/2021/05/15/trusted-organizations-to-donate-to-palestine/

https://www.vox.com/2015/5/14/18093732/israel-palestine-misconceptions

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52045757

 

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