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Ep. 130: Surfacing abuse allegations against one of Canada's notorious man-camps

MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
Episode • Sep 4, 2018 • 52m

1. Man camp controversy: decades-old abuse allegations against hydro-dam workers finally surface in Manitoba. Might it spark a flood of similar complaints? 2. Stat spat: talk of a new federal holiday commemorating the survivors of residential schools gets mixed reviews 3. Mac attack: why the reputation of John A. Macdonald (Canada’s first prime minister) is getting taken off its pedestal—literally.

Back at the roundtable are Ken Williams, assistant professor with the University of Alberta's department of drama, and Brock Pitawanakwat, assistant professor of Indigenous studies at the University of Sudbury.

// Our theme is nesting by birocratic.

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