First Nations students walk out after professor says Cree students suffered less at residential school – CBC

Concordia University’s First Peoples Studies apologizes for ‘improperly vetting’ guest lecturer

A Concordia University student said her jaw dropped after hearing a guest lecturer argue that her nation suffered less harm from residential schools established in the James Bay Cree territory compared to survivors of other residential schools.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said Mavis Poucachiche, a student from the Waswanipi Cree Nation.

She was one of a handful of First Nations students who walked out of class last week during the lecture given by Toby Morantz, a retired professor from McGill University’s anthropology department.

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