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The Story of a National Crime
Peter Henderson Bryce was a medical doctor, civil servant and public health expert. In 1907, after surveying 35 residential schools, he submitted a report to the Department of Indian Affairs detailing clear connections between Residential Schools, tuberculosis and high student mortality rates. His recommendations fell on deaf ears and would not be revealed publicly until he was forced to retire. Fifteen years after his initial report, he published an 18-page “appeal for justice”—a pamphlet containing his findings and recommendations, and condemning the government’s lack of action to address illness and death in the Residential School System and First Nation communities. Indigenous peoples continued to experience disproportionate impacts of tuberculosis for years to come. Eventual federal intervention involved a confusing web of enforced medical care leaving Survivors and patients’ families to seek answers and closure.
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Since 2000, we have worked with Survivors, Indigenous communities, researchers, curators, and educators to develop educational resources to increase public awareness and knowledge of the history and effects of the Residential School System and the ongoing experiences Indigenous Peoples continue to face. Our projects include mobile exhibitions, websites, applications, publications, and several bilingual curriculums, including a program called Generations Lost–The Residential School System in Canada.
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The Legacy of Hope Foundation – Acknowledges the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Apology for Harms to Indigenous Peoples
The Legacy of Hope Foundation – Acknowledges the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) Apology for Harms to Indigenous Peoples (Ottawa, ON) – September 19, 2024 – The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has taken an important step in the Reconciliation journey by issuing a public Apology at a ceremony on the Traditional Territory of the lək̓ʷəŋiʔnəŋ speaking people of Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations, or Victoria, BC. The Apology was issued by Dr. Joss Reimer, President of the CMA and it comes at a time when many Canadians are learning more about the role that the Canadian medical systems played, either directly or indirectly, in the care of Indigenous Peoples. The Canadian Medical System has a long and volatile history in Indigenous communities, a history of neglect, experimentation, lack of resources, and outright discrimination. In issuing its Apology, the CMA is recognizing and taking accountability for the harm that has been caused to Indigenous Peoples, their ancestors and communities. The Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF) has long acknowledged the existence of medical racism and has addressed it in our exhibition, Cruel and Unethical Medical Experimentation. “The apology from the CMA is a significant step forward in the journey toward Reconciliation. In acknowledging the harms caused to Indigenous Peoples we are beginning to see more and more accountability and even transparency when it comes to the experiences and impacts on our people from the Medical System. Reconciliation, of course, goes beyond words and should be demonstrated through tangible actions to ensure that Indigenous Peoples receive adequate and equitable