{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Confronting residential school denialism: How a new generation is pushing back against a growing threat","description":"This week on APTN News InFocus, host Cierra Bettens examines the growing threat of residential school denialism in Canada. Once confined to the internet\u2019s fringes, denialism has entered the mainstream with public speeches, book deals and online followings that continue to grow. Some deny the racist and genocidal legacy of residential schools, others call unmarked grave findings a hoax. Survivors like Jennifer Wood say denialism is nothing new, it\u2019s something they\u2019ve lived with for decades. But a new generation is pushing back. Benjamin Kucher, a M\u00e9tis archaeology graduate student at the University of Alberta, is one of the them speaking out. Alongside M\u00e9tis activist Tracie Leost, he\u2019s calling on Ottawa to treat residential school denialism as hate speech and take concrete steps to stop its spread. Kucher joins us to talk about their calls to action and why confronting denialism is critical to reconciliation. \u2022 \u2022 \u2022 APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.aptnnews.ca\/podcasts\/ ","author_name":"APTN News InFocus","author_url":"http:\/\/aptnnews.ca\/podcasts\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38446665\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/31aec5\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/193743480"}