A local group in Creston Valley is looking to speak out against the dismissal of residential school history through a peaceful demonstration next week.
B.C. politician Dallas Brodie was previously under fire for saying no mass graves had been found at a former residential school in Kamloops, as well as kicked out of the Conservative caucus for mocking survivor testimonies.
She will be stopping in Creston as part of the OneBC “Backbone of BC” tour, discussing the party’s platform, Indigenous peoples’ rights and “defending private property”.
“Across the Okanagan, Shuswap, and Kootenays, people feel decisions are being made far from their towns and without their input,” wrote the party. “The Backbone of BC Tour is about restoring that connection.”
The Creston Valley Pride Society will be organizing in response to Brodie’s visit to town, saying her statements have been seen as harmful and dismissive of reconciliation efforts.
“Residential school denialism is coming to the traditional, unceded lands of the Yaqan Nukiy within the Ktunaxa Nation […] We are standing in solidarity with Lower Kootenay Band and the Ktunaxa community, and supporting truth, respect, and reconciliation.”
Both events are scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 12.
A location has not yet been decided at the time of writing.
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