Anyone who says "residential schools gave Indigenous children an education that normally they wouldn't have received" is either deliberately choosing to ignore the damage the residential school system did, or has never spent time in an associated First Nations community.
A college professor who makes that choice or speaks publicly on a subject they know little about does not deserve their position.
I've spent over fifty years in an affected community. The damage is multi-generational and far outweighs any "good" that might have happened, like finding an undamaged photo in the ruins of a house fire.
Any stories of them taking Gaelic children from their families, failing to give them adequate nutrition and healthcare, having a surprising number of them pass away, and failing to notify their parents when they died?
Anyone who says "residential schools gave Indigenous children an education that normally they wouldn't have received" is either deliberately choosing to ignore the damage the residential school system did, or has never spent time in an associated First Nations community.
A college professor who makes that choice or speaks publicly on a subject they know little about does not deserve their position.
I've spent over fifty years in an affected community. The damage is multi-generational and far outweighs any "good" that might have happened, like finding an undamaged photo in the ruins of a house fire.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=residential+school+survivors+stories+canada&t=h_&ia=web
Any stories of them taking Gaelic children from their families, failing to give them adequate nutrition and healthcare, having a surprising number of them pass away, and failing to notify their parents when they died?