EXPLAINER: Why some schools in Canada have unmarked graves
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the Marieval Indian Residential School
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Summary
That legacy of abuse and isolation has been cited by native leaders as a cause of alcoholism and drug addiction widely seen on reservations today.Indigenous leaders have called it a form of cultural genocide.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday called it “an incredibly harmful government policy that was Canada’s reality for many, many decades and Canadians today are horrified and ashamed of how our country behaved.”He said the policy “forced assimilation” on the children.WHAT’S BEHIND THE DISCOVERY OF THE REMAINS?A National Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was set up as part of a government apology and settlement, issued a report in 2015 that identified about 3,200 confirmed deaths at schools.
As said here by ROB GILLIES