In 1992, Kevin Annett an ordained minister with the United Church of Canada in Port Alberni on British Columbia's Vancouver Island a logging town half populated with native Indians, discovered a history of abuse and atrocities ranging from torture sodomy and rape to murder suggesting genocide among the native children in the church's residential school which had taken place for more than a century.It later was revealed that such was the case in more than 140 schools run by the major churches with the complicity of the Canadian government. Refusing to remain silent he was defrocked by his Presbytery. For 15 years he has conducted a one man campaign for justice and the revision of colonial laws for a race of subjugated people.
About the author:
Reverend Kevin Annett BA MA MDiv has lectured widely in Europe and America and has been a community worker ordained minister writer and film maker. He lives in Canada. - To view his websites visit: www.hiddenfromhistory.org & www.KevinAnnett.com
Reviews:
"For centuries, indigenous people world-wide have suffered at the hands of religious institutions. Kevin Annett details one such gripping account of those who suffered torture, rape, sodomy and burial in mass graves. - A must-read about Canada's hidden secret for anyone interested in the truth of North American history." - Katherine McCambridge, Author/activist, Orlando, Florida
"Kevin Annett is more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than many who have received it in the past." - Dr. Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor Emeritus Linguistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"It is of the utmost importance that this book be circulated widely to educate more people concerning the atrocities committed by humanity and their denial and to open the world's eyes to the horrible truths on our own doorstep." - Marcie Lane, Activist for the Muscogee Nation, Kissimmee, Florida
Of related interest:
Love and Death in the Valley - by Kevin Annett
