6 hours agoCanadians take down statues of Queen Victoria and Elizabeth II after the anger over the death of indigenous children
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II have collapsed in Canada after the discovery of tombs belonging to indigenous children. A group gathered in Winnipeg knocked down Victoria's statue on Canada's Day an annual holiday on July 1st. Members of the group, wearing orange cats dressed [...]
A group gathered in Winnipeg knocked down Victoria's statue on Canada's Day an annual holiday on July 1st.
The members of the group, with orange cats dressed to honor the indigenous children, covered the statue with red-handed spots and left a sign writing “We were kids once. Bring him home. ”
Even a small statue of Elizabeth also collapsed on the east side, reports the BBC, translates Periscope.
At least 150 thousand indigenous children were taken from their families to take to schools as part of the government's campaign to assimilate mandatory. /Periscope
