Tanya Tagaq Proves Residential Schools Aren’t In Our Deep Past By Posting Her Apology Letter – Huffington Post Canada

May 12, 2016

Inuk throat-singer Tanya Tagaq, an award-winning artist known for taking bold stances on indigenous issues like the seal hunt, posted a stark reminder during the week that Canada finally embraced the 2007 UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples, of how recent Canada’s painful history actually is.

On her Facebook page, Tagaq posted a letter from former prime minister Stephen Harper, sent in 2008, apologizing for her time spent as a student in “Indian Residential Schools.” She’s 41.

“I’m posting this because people think this happened in the deep past. The damage inflicted by residential schools is relegated into history by the collective consciousness of our country. Not only did the last school close down until 1996, but the damage inflicted poisoned our stream of thought for generations to come.

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