E7: Hurt People Hurt People

Kuper Island by CBC

Jun 28, 202200:45:53Society & Culture

The children who attended Kuper Island Residential School faced a terrible aftermath trying to process what happened. The abuse they suffered there often coloured their relationships with family and community — with deva...

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