Residential Schools
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September 1st in Canada has been declared a day of remembrance for the survivors of the residential school system in Canada. Two former schools have been declared heritage sites. These were chosen after 2 Indigenous communities came forward. The first site is in Portage la Prairie Manitoba and the other is in Shubenacadie Nova Scotia.
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What does it mean to be a survivor of a residential school, Brenda?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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What does it mean to be a survivor of a residential school, Brenda?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
Shocker.
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I'm sure you just googled it... Just now.
Quiet boy. The adults are talking, Second.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
What does it mean to be a survivor of a residential school, Brenda?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
My definition of a survivor is a person who has managed to have a career or a good job and raise a family. Who hopefully managed to avoid the pitfalls of substance abuse as well.
Now, everyone who you could talk to about this subject in Canada and the US is going to look at it differently. We're talking about generations of abuse and cultural destruction.
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Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
What does it mean to be a survivor of a residential school, Brenda?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
My definition of a survivor is a person who has managed to have a career or a good job and raise a family. Who hopefully managed to avoid the pitfalls of substance abuse as well.
Now, everyone who you could talk to about this subject in Canada and the US is going to look at it differently. We're talking about generations of abuse and cultural destruction.
Oh... Well... Not really a lot of survivors here in the good ol USA either.
We're still teaching all of our kids to be mentally retarded in 2020's global economy by refusing to teach the Metric System.
US schools aren't made for any other purpose than to churn out worker bees.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:Quote:
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
What does it mean to be a survivor of a residential school, Brenda?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
My definition of a survivor is a person who has managed to have a career or a good job and raise a family. Who hopefully managed to avoid the pitfalls of substance abuse as well.
Now, everyone who you could talk to about this subject in Canada and the US is going to look at it differently. We're talking about generations of abuse and cultural destruction.
Oh... Well... Not really a lot of survivors here in the good ol USA either.
We're still teaching all of our kids to be mentally retarded in 2020's global economy by refusing to teach the Metric System.
US schools aren't made for any other purpose than to churn out worker bees.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
It is also remember the children who DIED in these schools. Children who ran away and died trying to get home again.
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That is why I recommend that the people of Puerto Rico do not allow themselves to be suckered into becoming the 51st state with the temptation of more Government money.
In a generation they will lose their culture and it won't be long until Disney San Juan opens up.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
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Quote:I will try to answer the question about Residential Schools, although my answer will surely be incomplete, and hopefully not too wrong.
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
What does it mean to be a survivor of a residential school, Brenda?
Do Right, Be Right. :)
Brenda has mentioned or discussed in at least 2 threads about residential schools. The most recent here:
http://fireflyfans.net/mthread.aspx?bid=2&tid=63700
I think they were in both USA (or territories) and Canada. They were either a government operation, or a Church operation, not sure if they were Catholic or other Christian Denomination.
One motto attributed to the organizers/perpetrators is something like "remove/beat out the Indian to save the Man." This likely meant something like they thought the Indians were savages, uncivilized, and they hoped that there were "useful" men and women beneath the surface, but they needed to eliminate the surface Indian/native persona to reveal that underlying gem. Unfortunately, this seems to have meant that all of the culture, customs, livelihood of the tribal way of life was scraped away. The children were taken away from their families, perhaps forcibly much of the time. The children were not very willing, and much violence was applied to the victims, beyond corporal punishment.
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
That is why I recommend that the people of Puerto Rico do not allow themselves to be suckered into becoming the 51st state with the temptation of more Government money.
In a generation they will lose their culture and it won't be long until Disney San Juan opens up.
Do Right, Be Right. :)
What you are talking about is a choice that the Puerto Rican people can make.
Residential schools in the US and Canada were NOT a choice. These places were forced onto my ancestors and the Indigenous people in Canada.
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