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CBC British Columbia: Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc says ‘215’ search for truth continues

Fiona Odlum — Mon, 27 May 2024 19:15:49 +0000

Sensitive anniversaries like Monday are often targeted by residential school denialists trying to “twist and distort the truth” to shake confidence in the importance of truth and reconciliation, said Sean Carleton, an assistant professor of history and Indigenous studies at the University of Manitoba.

“I think it’s important that as people are perhaps paying attention to the anniversary of the Kamloops announcement, of the preliminary findings, that it is a moment to also debunk many of the denialist talking points that often spread at this time of the year,” he said.

To read the full story, please visit CBC BC.

CBC B.C.: Calls for Quesnel mayor to step down

Fiona Odlum — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:53:45 +0000

Calls are growing louder for the mayor of Quesnel to step down after his wife handed out copies of this controversial book. CBC reporter Betsy Trumpener brings us the latest, and our guest Sean Carleton, Assistant Professor, History and Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba, gives us insight into the diffreence between critical dialogue and denialism.

For the full interview, please visit CBC B.C.

Conversation Canada: Fact-checking residential school denialists and debunking ‘mass grave hoax’

Eleanor Coopsammy — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 20:08:35 +0000

Sean Carleton, Assistant Professor, Departments of History and Indigenous Studies, and Reid Gerbrandt, a MA Student, in the Department of Sociology and Criminology decided to fact-check residential school denialists and debunk their ‘mass grave hoax’ theory. They investigated claims of a media conspiracy and fact-checked them against evidence.

What did Canadian news outlets actually report after the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation made their public announcements about their search for missing children?

For the full story, read the original, first published online on The Conversation.