Posted on Jul 17, 2021

'Six years old, I was imprisoned here'

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As searches for the unmarked graves of the former students of residential schools continue across Canada, survivors like Isadore Poorman reflect on a dark legacy of those institutions.

'Six years old, I was imprisoned here'

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