posted July 10, 2021 07:02 AM
I generally tend to avoid the Global Unity Form as it tends to turn into a powder keg. But since I live in Canada i'd chime in.
Anyway, the term we use is not "former schools" it's Residential Schools.
The goverment sold the idea that it was a way to assimilate Aborginals (thats the term we refer to Native Americans) into Canadian culture.
Children whould be taken from there parents often against there will then sent off to these Residential Schools.
The truth of the matter is it really wasn't to assimlate it was to erradicate aborginals.
It's worth mentioning the diffrence between how the US and Canada historically dealt with Native Americans.
Americans were more direct resulting in the American Indian Wars and conflicts. Canada is more subtle, say lets feed them rotten food and have them get sick. John A Mcdonald the first prime minster did exactly just that.
Canadians tend not to want direct conflict but find indirect ways to get back.
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Originally posted by shura:
I understand accuracy isn't a big thing on this board but hey thought I'd ask.
It doesn't matter if the bodies were unmarked or marked the fact that they were unearthed at a Residental School is what makes it important.
If it was any other school, it whould be a tragedy..but not as significant.
The Residential Schools System has a long history of documented abuses.
Name the worst type of abuse you can think of and it pretty much happened at a Residential School.
Sexual abuse, violence, etc all towards vulnerable aborginal children.
The goverment did formally apologize and acknowledge that the Residential School system was a genocide in 2010.
This (Residential Schools) and the British Home Children program..which is to be discused perhaps another time has been described as a stain on Canadian History.
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