Introducing: Kuper Island
Introducing: Kuper Island
Long after the Kuper Island Residential School was torn down, the survivors are still haunted by what happened there. In... Read more
9 May 2022
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E1: A School They Called Alcatraz
E1: A School They Called Alcatraz
Duncan McCue travels to Penelakut, an island off the coast of B.C., and the site of the Kuper Island Residential School.... Read more
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