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Originally Posted by blankall
What some posters are missing here is the cascading effect residential schools and forced foster homes have through generations. Entire generations of people were prevented from becoming leaders or pursuing their own destiny. Instead, they became victims of abuse. This abuse then gets passed down to the next generation, as these people now lack family ties, proper support structures, education, labour skills, etc..
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And some posters are missing the fact that the alternative to residential schools was illiteracy and no hope of ever having a job. The first generation of Natives from remote communities who
did get an education, who became teachers and lawyers and leaders of their community, went to residential schools. Because
there were no other options.