Artwork description:
In Canada, the Indian residential school system was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. Attendance was mandatory from 1894 to 1947. The network was funded by the Canadian government's Department of Indian Affairs and administered by Christian churches.
Recently an investigation has found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan. This is hardly a unique discovery. Canadian indigenous communities have been making allegations of child abuse and murder at these schools since the beginning of this program. An estimated 6,000 children died while attending these schools, according to former Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair Murray Sinclair.
This was designed to do one thing and one thing only. That was to exterminate the Canadian indigenous people.
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#red #green #yellow #canada #lgbtq+ #transgender #indigenous cultures #somber #human rights art #human rights activistFeatured by our Editors:
Chiaroscuro - Blood Ancestors (2021)
Photograph
by Tanvir Azad
1 Artist Reviews
£200.81
- Photograph on Paper
- From a limited edition of 20
- Size: 45.72 x 60.96 x 12.7cm (unframed) / 45.72 x 60.96cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
- Style: Surrealistic
- Subject: People and portraits
Artwork description
In Canada, the Indian residential school system was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. Attendance was mandatory from 1894 to 1947. The network was funded by the Canadian government's Department of Indian Affairs and administered by Christian churches.
Recently an investigation has found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan. This is hardly a unique discovery. Canadian indigenous communities have been making allegations of child abuse and murder at these schools since the beginning of this program. An estimated 6,000 children died while attending these schools, according to former Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair Murray Sinclair.
This was designed to do one thing and one thing only. That was to exterminate the Canadian indigenous people.
Tags:
#red #green #yellow #canada #lgbtq+ #transgender #indigenous cultures #somber #human rights art #human rights activistFeatured by our Editors:
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This artwork is sold by Tanvir Azad from Canada
Tanvir Azad
Canada
About
I am Bangladeshi by
birth. Currently living in Toronto, Canada. Over the years I have lived in five
different countries on four different continents. As of now, I have traveled to
33 countries.... Read more
