I have a family member on my husband's side, who I got into a discussion with, regarding residential schools, a few years back, after we stopped at the
St Eugene resort, which was formerly a residential school, near Cranbrook.
Their comment was "I don't know why all we ever hear about is the negative stuff, surely there had to be some kids there that found it to be positive." When I tell you my mouth dropped open...
My poop may or may not have been in a group in terms of my response. Suffice it to say, I hope that I educated them on the matter, at least a little bit. I so very badly want to send them a link to this horror story and ask if they still think it was a positive experience for even 1 child, who was ripped from their home, their family and their culture, and many of whom died without there ever being acknowledgement that they disappeared.