Category: Indigenous

Auntie Says..., My Twisted Writer Brain…

Babies and Children Taken at Gun Point. War Criminals? No. A Canadian Government and Catholic Church Legacy as the Remains of 215 Indigenous Children are Discovered.

Faye Arcand

I want to vomit. That's how I felt (and still do) when I heard that the remains of 215 Indigenous children were found buried under the old residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. Read one new story here. For decades starting in 1863, babies and children of the First Nations were taken by force and… Continue reading Babies and Children Taken at Gun Point. War Criminals? No. A Canadian Government and Catholic Church Legacy as the Remains of 215 Indigenous Children are Discovered.

Faye Arcand

Do You Know What Bullying Looks Like?

Faye Arcand

So, that's where I sort of lose it. My protective Auntieness kicks in and I want to fight for this little girl. I want to ask why any adult would dare say anything like that to a child--or anyone else for that matter. Oh, there was steam coming from my ears let me tell ya... oh, I was ticked to say the least.