With the help of the Mounties, the priests piled the children into boats and floated away

Written By Peter Allan
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By Karyn Pugliese aka Pabàmàdiz

An elder told me a story. It goes like this. It was long ago and late summer in a remote northern village. A Cree village. Everyone still lived in tents. One day priests visited. They announced that the next time they came, they would take the children. Read More

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