Stolen: Surviving St. Michael's

Published: June 2, 2022, 8 a.m.

b'On a routine traffic stop in Saskatchewan, a Mountie recognized the driver as the priest who abused him as a child. The officer beat him up, but the priest never reported the attack and the Mountie kept the incident to himself for decades.\\n\\nThat officer was the late father of reporter Connie Walker. She wanted to know more about her Cree family\\u2019s experiences with Canadian residential schools. St. Michael\\u2019s school not only tried to expunge the children\\u2019s indigenous culture, but also subjected them to physical and sexual abuse.\\n\\nFrom Gimlet Media and exclusively on Spotify, \\u201cStolen: Surviving St. Michael\\u2019s\\u201d is Connie Walker\\u2019s most personal investigation yet. In a study on intergenerational trauma, Connie gives voice to many of the victims of the systemic abuse while she seeks out the priest who abused her father.'