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In light of the ongoing discoveries of Indigenous children’s unmarked graves in Canadian cities including Kamloops and Cranbrook, calls on social media to boycott Canada Day are growing. In the past month, hundreds of remains have been found on the grounds of former residential schools, where Indigenous children were sent between the 1870s and 1990s to be forcibly assimilated into colonial Canadian culture. Thousands of children are believed to have died in the residential school system.
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How Indigenous social media influencers inspired podcast host on journey of self-discovery
Jeremy Ratt, host of the CBC podcast Pieces, says Indigenous representation on social media helped show him he was not alone during his personal journey toward better understanding his own identity.
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Jeremy Ratt says online representation helped him feel less alone during journey charted in CBC s Pieces
Posted: Feb 25, 2021 10:11 AM PT | Last Updated: February 25
Jeremy Ratt is the host of a new CBC podcast called Pieces about his personal journey toward better understanding his Woods-Cree roots. He said that journey was helped by seeing Indigenous influencers on social media platforms like TikTok.(Ben Nelms/CBC)