Agnes Benn’s death and the hidden history of Birtle residential school’s predatory principal

Agnes Benn’s death and the hidden history of Birtle residential school’s predatory principal

WARNING: This story contains details of sexual abuse and experiences at residential schools.The night was mild and the March moon bright when Agnes Benn fled the Birtle Indian Residential School through the playroom window, a few weeks after she told a

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