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What happened to First Nations children who went to residential schools?
The system forcibly separated children from their families for extended periods of time and forbade them to acknowledge their Indigenous heritage and culture or to speak their own languages. Children were severely punished if these, among other, strict rules were broken.
What happened to Native American children sent to boarding schools?
The schools were usually harsh, especially for younger children who had been forcibly separated from their families and forced to abandon their Native American identities and cultures. Children also sometimes died in the school system due to infectious disease.
How much did residential school survivors get?
The day scholars settlement approved by the Federal Court last October includes individual compensation of $10,000 and a $50 million Day Scholars Revitalization Fund to support healing, linguistic and cultural reclamation. The claims process opened on Tuesday.
How many bodies were found in residential schools?
It is the latest finding amid a wave that has triggered a national debate over the residential school system. Indigenous investigations across the country have found evidence of more than 1,100 graves since last spring.
What did native families do to resist boarding schools?
Native American families resisted boarding schools by refusing to enroll their children, told their children to runaway, and undermined the Boarding schools.
Who is Phyllis Kretschmer?
Marieval Residential School survivor Phyllis Kretschmer says she was taken from her happy home and sent to a cold place devoid of any heart or actual education. With almost all the people she knew from Marieval gone, she’s sharing her story for the first time so what happened there isn’t forgotten.
How did residential schools result in cultural genocide?
Many were beaten, verbally and sexually abused, and thousands died from disease, neglect and suicide. The schools were designed to be deliberately far away from communities where the children lived, preventing their parents from visiting.
Who is the youngest Residential school Survivor?
Evelyn Korkmaz spent four years at St. Anne’s Indian Residential School in Fort Albany, Ont., beginning when she was 10 years old. On the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Korkmaz is sharing the legacy of trauma and suffering she endured while she was forced to attend the school.