Agnes Benn’s death and the hidden history of Birtle residential school’s predatory principal

Apr 2, 2025

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A black and white photo of a group of 18 young First Nation girls stand with their teacher in front of a wall in 1929.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard very little about Agnes Benn, a teen girl who died near a Manitoba residential school in 1930, and the multiple sex abuse charges faced by the school’s principal, Henry Currie.

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Agnes Benn’s death and the hidden history of Birtle residential school’s predatory principal

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