Last week, Joseph Quesnel wrote a column in the Western Standard asking folks to stop referring to the alleged burial of children at the Kamloops Residential School site as a hoax.
I have nothing but respect for Joseph. He has been an excellent voice on indigenous policies in Canada and I don’t doubt he will continue to be so. In this case though, I can’t disagree more strongly with him. Perpetuating a hoax is far more damaging to indigenous Canadians than appearing insensitive in calling it out is.
