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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
I think the point has been made that some people don't care to talk about this subject.
Anyway... You don't have to read far into this report (page 7) to get to this:
"The decision to invest in residential schools was based on a belief that the cultural and
spiritual transformation that the government and churches sought to bring about
in Aboriginal people could be most effectively accomplished in institutions that
broke the bonds between parent and child."
This is just the most unbelievable thing. I knew this of course, but Christ (no pun intended), how did they let this lunacy happen? For more than a century at that. What a disgrace. Was there anyone around trying to stop it? Anyone in a position of power, I mean.
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That actually explains a lot and does sound down right evil when using our modern sensibilities. It's one of those things like slavery.... you have to wonder what people were thinking.
Breaking that family bond isn't something that comes back overnight.