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Kuper Island

An 8-part series that tells the stories of four students: three who survived and one who didn’t. They attended one of Canada’s most notorious residential schools – where unsolved deaths, abuse, and li... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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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

2mins

Ranked #2

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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

17 May 2022

31mins

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Ranked #3

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E2: Nights on the Boys’ Side

E2: Nights on the Boys’ Side

What was it like to be a student at one of the most notorious residential schools in Canada? Survivors James and Tony C... Read more

24 May 2022

39mins

Ranked #4

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E3: Sink or Swim

E3: Sink or Swim

Survivor Belvie Brebber tells us about her five years at Kuper Island Residential School, a time filled with fear, cruel... Read more

31 May 2022

35mins

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Ranked #5

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E4: What happened to Richard?

E4: What happened to Richard?

Richard Thomas was smart, kind and well-loved. He was having no problems in school and he wanted to go further in educat... Read more

7 Jun 2022

44mins

Ranked #6

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E5: Feeding the Dead

E5: Feeding the Dead

An archaeologist uses the stories of survivors and a ground-penetrating radar machine to pinpoint where children who die... Read more

14 Jun 2022

36mins

Ranked #7

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E6: It Didn't Feel Like Justice

E6: It Didn't Feel Like Justice

We explore what really happened during a 1990s RCMP task force investigation triggered by the high number of allegations... Read more

21 Jun 2022

36mins

Ranked #8

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E7: Hurt People Hurt People

E7: Hurt People Hurt People

The children who attended Kuper Island Residential School faced a terrible aftermath trying to process what happened. Th... Read more

28 Jun 2022

45mins

Ranked #9

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E8: Every Child Matters

E8: Every Child Matters

The team tracks down the last person to ever see Richard Thomas alive at Kuper Island Residential School. Donnie Sampson... Read more

5 Jul 2022

52mins

Ranked #10

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Kuper Island Introduces: The Urbariginal

Kuper Island Introduces: The Urbariginal

Rudy Kelly’s dad was a great chief of the Tsimshian Nation - a champion of the language, culture, and community. Everyon... Read more

1 Jun 2023

25mins

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