Frances Widdowson: Kamloops, unmarked graves and academic freedom
About this episode
Frances Widdowson discusses her findings regarding the Kamloops Indian Residential School and the implications for academic freedom.
Frances Widdowson is a Canadian political scientist. She was an associate professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary until her dismissal in 2021. For several years she has examined the evidence behind the May 2021 announcement concerning the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. She joins Dane Giraud to set out what she has found. In May 2021 it was announced that the remains of 215 children had been confirmed at the site. Widdowson gives her account of what followed. She describes ...
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