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    MLK's Daughter Calls Residential Abuse Of Indigenous First Nations In Canada "Inexcusable"

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    Post  Jenetta Sun Sep 22, 2013 10:01 pm

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    The daughter of American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. says economic injustice must be addressed as part of the reconciliation process with Canada's First Nations.

    Bernice King said a history of pain and abuse can't be erased with an apology, and money for programs won't undo the suffering that can take generations to overcome.

    "We still suffer in America, as an African-American community," she told reporters on Saturday during a visit to B.C., referring to the lingering effects of slavery and oppression.

    King, 50, said her maternal great-grandmother was part Cherokee and there is Indian ancestry on her father's side as well.

    On Sunday, the Baptist minister delivered the keynote address at the start of the Walk for Reconciliation in downtown Vancouver, an event intended to be part of the healing process related to Canada's residential school system.

    A week-long gathering of the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Vancouver included sharing and recording of stories from former students and their families.

    King was introduced at the event in Vancouver Saturday by Karen Joseph, executive director of Reconciliation Canada, who said her appearance at the event is especially meaningful this year, during the
    50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech.


    For complete story see associated links, and video of Bernice King's speech:

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mlk-s-daughter-calls-residential-abuse-inexcusable-1.1863547

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/photos/truth-and-reconciliation-commission-1.1765981

    http://www.trc.ca/websites/trcinstitution/index.php?p=3

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