Thanks Nina, you have brightened my morning with another gem of insight into this ongoing nightmare. In death, Murray Sinclair's status as a prominent indigenous Canadian has grown disproportionately to reality, due, in no small part, to all the undeserved accolades bestowed upon him by a visually impaired press and sycophantic politicians. Murray's place among the mythical gods of Mt Olympus has been irrevocably obtained, in perpetuity, due to his uncanny and unrestrained ability for story telling. Story telling, in fact, is an integral part of indigenous culture, where improvisation, theatrics or embellishment enhance the stage craft and entertainment value of the narrative. In fairness, I think both Murray Sinclair and Doris Young were just following the time honored advice of Mark Twain who once said, "if you are going to tell a story, make sure its a good one", and the Elkhorn Res School murder story is certainly a, "LOLLAPALOOZA".
Expect Sinclair to replace some "dead White politician" on one of our devalued currency bills, if Trudeau can get around to it in his waning days of power...
The story of Sphenia Jones appears in the TRC report (Survivors Speak, p. 27). Her travel from the Charlottes to Edmonton is reported. It isn't obvious if she told the TRC more than this, or if Sinclair heard her, but since then she tells stories about what she "witnessed" including the violent "murder" of a child involving lots of blood - a story that sounds very similar to the Doris Young story. I think she likely didn't tell this murder story to the TRC, but if she did, by chance, Sinclair had a choice of which story to put in the report. Two references below:
Thanks Nina, you have brightened my morning with another gem of insight into this ongoing nightmare. In death, Murray Sinclair's status as a prominent indigenous Canadian has grown disproportionately to reality, due, in no small part, to all the undeserved accolades bestowed upon him by a visually impaired press and sycophantic politicians. Murray's place among the mythical gods of Mt Olympus has been irrevocably obtained, in perpetuity, due to his uncanny and unrestrained ability for story telling. Story telling, in fact, is an integral part of indigenous culture, where improvisation, theatrics or embellishment enhance the stage craft and entertainment value of the narrative. In fairness, I think both Murray Sinclair and Doris Young were just following the time honored advice of Mark Twain who once said, "if you are going to tell a story, make sure its a good one", and the Elkhorn Res School murder story is certainly a, "LOLLAPALOOZA".
Expect Sinclair to replace some "dead White politician" on one of our devalued currency bills, if Trudeau can get around to it in his waning days of power...
I will be beyond appalled if Sinclair receives such recognition!
If not on a bill, definitely on a stamp to honor all he has done for Canada LOL.
Or a coloured shirt day, at the least. 😜
DEFINITELY a stamp!
All things considered, I trust virtually nothing Murray has said.
Total bullshit and lies and it was and still remains "All about the MONEY"
The story of Sphenia Jones appears in the TRC report (Survivors Speak, p. 27). Her travel from the Charlottes to Edmonton is reported. It isn't obvious if she told the TRC more than this, or if Sinclair heard her, but since then she tells stories about what she "witnessed" including the violent "murder" of a child involving lots of blood - a story that sounds very similar to the Doris Young story. I think she likely didn't tell this murder story to the TRC, but if she did, by chance, Sinclair had a choice of which story to put in the report. Two references below:
(https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/haida-elder-residential-school-survivor-defamation-catholic-priest-1.7178863)
(https://www.catholicregister.org/item/36741-child-s-death-certificate-muddies-edmonton-class-action-allegation#:~:text=In%20court%20filings%20last%20February,Residential%20School%20in%20the%201950s)