#5SmartReads - August 13, 2021

Sonal on the heartbreaking truth behind boarding schools for Indigenous Peoples of North America

Today’s new guest contributor is Sonal! She is a trained chemist turned chef, business owner, and wine professional. She lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband, two daughters, and dog. During the pandemic she built her blog, Dear Girls, Love Mom, by documenting most of what her family eats, but what remains untapped is the creative dishes inspired by her year in culinary and pastry school. 

Remains of 215 Children Found Buried At Former B.C. Residential School, First Nation Says (CBC)

The unmarked graves discovered in Kamloops BC, on the grounds of the Kamloops Residential School has ignited the fire in Canada and the US to find answers. This article digs deeper in how so much of this past has been ignored and erased because of poor documentation of causes of death and how the students were treated.