Talk:Kevin Annett

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I moved some content from Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust because it had to do with Annett and not the book.

I will repeat here what I said on Talk:Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust: to everyone editing, I would recommend making yourselves familiar with several relevant Wikipedia policies, particularly WP:SELF, WP:REF, WP:NPOV and WP:OR. In particular:

• In general, facts must be backed up by verifiable and reliable reference.
• Original work, such as anecdotal testimonials, is not acceptable.
• Wikipedia is about providing a neutral point of view, and not separate presentations of distinct biases.
• Wikipedia articles cannot contain references to themselves, or instructions to editors (e.g. "do not let this get vandalized").

I fear that in transferring the content from Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust, I removed a lot of content that had been added, because I thought it was inconsistent with the rules I just mentioned. It's not appropriate to speak to the audience in Wikipedia's voice on how you think Annett should be regarded. Extensive deliberation in the article over Annett's personal history is not necessarily encyclopaedic, and likely violates WP:OR.

Happy editing! --Saforrest 04:46, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Verifying evidence of the Canadian Holocaust

23 October, 2006:

Much of the criticism concerning the evidence of genocide in Canada has ignored the fact that so-called "anecdotal" evidence, ie, peoples' living testimonies and allegations, are concerned sufficient evidence to prove genocide, according to the Nuremburg Legal Precedents passed at the United Nations in 1950. Supporters of the churches that ran the residential schools tend to belittle this evidence, asking for "real" proof of the crimes alleged by the witnesses. As Robert Jackson, chief American prosecutor at Nuremburg, pointed out, no regime that committed genocide will keep extensive records and written evidence of their crimes, but will destroy and subvert such evidence. Anecdotal evidence therefore becomes (to wuote Jackson) "critical in the ... detection and prosecution of perpetrators of crimes against humanity".

Also, despite what United, Catholic and Anglican church advocates claim, there does exist considerable non-anecdotal evidence of genocide in their Indian residential schools, held within their own archives and records, which they have thus far denied access to; that fact alone suggests they are actively concealing the evidence they claim is lacking.

The archival, written proof of genocide is indicated in death records and government reports, which have already been published by Kevin Annett in his book "Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust". See www.hiddenfromhistory.org for information on this book, and evidence.

Niall O'Reilly —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nialsword (talk • contribs).