One Man With Courage Makes A Majority w/ Kevin Annett

TRIGGER WARNING:  Our discussion on this episode will involve unpleasant, but documented subject matter pertaining to unspeakable actions taken by both state & church actors against Native American populations, and the worldwide child trafficking industry. 

We will refrain from any graphic detail, but strongly feel the only solution for this abject cruelty to be the disinfectant of widespread truth. 

Kevin Annett has been a figure in the Native American rights struggle for many years, often working alongside native tribes to expose corruption, abuse, racism, and historical injustices. A pastor with anthropological training, Annett lived briefly in a native village in northern British Columbia which afforded him an intimate view of the poverty and lifestyle of indigenous Canadian communities. Annett encountered anecdotal oral histories of the atrocities, which were corroborated by archival documents he discovered when studying for a PhD – an endeavor which was revoked due to a sudden pull back on funding for native historical research.

Although this seems suspicious, Annett notes that cover ups are an integral part of church law, in which taking up an issue outside of church authorities could lead to excommunication. He actualized these concerns while employed for the St. Andrew’s United Canadian Church and made native rights a focal point of his sermons and community work. His focus on church abuses perpetrated on native children led to his firing in 1995, and what he describes as a campaign of personal attacks against him led by the church and state, which ensued in an attempt to slander his research and deflect from the historical realities he brought to light.

While Annett recognizes that his work is surrounded by a sea of controversy, he notes that he has yet to meet an individual who could show any degree of proof to refute his claims. Among Annett’s main declaration is the assertion that the Canadian church has assisted in the mass killing of native children at residential schools, a claim that was officially supported with documentation in 2015.

In "Unrelenting" and "Murder by Decree" Kevin exposes genocide and child torture by his own Canadian culture and his personal struggle to force a buried truth into the light of day to prosecute Church and State for their unspeakable crimes against the innocent.

Join us in this very special episode to hear a first hand account of the heroic efforts of Reverend Kevin D. Annett, and how this award winning author, broadcaster, film maker and human rights figure stood down the forces of evil.