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From YouTube: JUNE 1 2021 Statements Peter Milobar
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Honorable
speaker,
I
rise
today
to
recognize
the
start
of
national
indigenous
history
month,
and
this
is
a
month
where
we
reflect
acknowledge
and
advocate
for
important
issues
affecting
first
nations
metis
and
inuit
peoples
across
our
country
and,
of
course
today.
I
share
these
remarks
with
a
heavy
heart
on
behalf
of
a
community
that
has
been
shaken
by
the
most
tragic
and
hurtful
of
discoveries,
as
we
all
known,
as
was
well
discussed
yesterday
last
week
on
the
former
site
of
the
campus
indian
residential
school,
the
remains
of
215
lost.
A
The
the
arbor
for
the
powwow
grounds
at
the
to
kamloops
to
schwabmic
was
full
of
people
showing
their
support
for
the
takumlups,
and
that
was
very
nice
to
see
the
outpouring
of
support
from
across
the
region
trying
to
shed
some
support
on
on
such
a
tragic
discovery.
A
Some
of
the
the
remains
that
have
been
discovered
are
estimated
to
be
as
young
as
three
years
old,
mr
speaker,
and
none
of
us
can
fathom
the
thought
of
children
being
ripped
from
their
families
and
taken
to
these
schools
and
again
it's
a
devastating,
reminding
reminder
of
the
suffering
and
it's
truly
unbearable
to
think
about.
While
this
discovery
was
shocking
to
all
british
colombians,
it
was
something
that
was
already
known
in
the
hearts
of
many
in
the
to
come
loops,
community
and
area
bands.
A
The
state
of
the
art
technology
that
was
able
to
find
these
remains
will
be
critical
on
the
next
steps.
Moving
forward
for
many,
this
has
triggered
painful
memories
of
their
own
family's
experiences
during
this
start
time
in
our
history
and
our
hearts
go
out
to
all
those
affected,
especially
when
it
comes
to
schweppes
people
who
are
shouldering
this
burden
of
making
sure
that
the
remains
are
dealt
with
in
a
respectful
way.