Cruelty, Charles Joseph, EP 223

This episode was recorded on November 10th, 2021. Charles Joseph is a Kwakwakawakw artist known for his masks, totem poles, and canoes. His work can be found in homes and businesses worldwide, including mine. His Residential School Totem stands before the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts for all Canadians, not just residential school survivors. It represents Charles reconciliation and his story is on the pole. Charles carving homepage Facebook page Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:21 Charles background 03:36 Backstory: Jordans first nonnative friend 09:59 Tough times at residential school; finding enough to eat 12:35 Being locked in as punishment 14:14 Isolation and treatment by socalled Christians; rejecting religion 16:35 Unmarked graves at Canadian residential schools 19:29 Jordan asks what could motivate such cruelty tow