MHR 600 Study Guide - Final Guide: Indian Register, Indian Act
31 Oct 2017
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The legacy of residential schools continues to this day. It is reflected in the significant disparities in education, income, and health between aboriginal people and other. The legacy is also reflected in the intense racism and the systemic discrimination. Most aboriginal languages on the verge of extinction. The disproportionate apprehension of aboriginal children by child-welfare agencies and the disproportionate imprisonment and victimization of aboriginal people. Many students were permanently damaged by residential schools. Children who had been bullied and physically or sexually abused carried a burden of shame and anger for the rest of their lives. Countless lives were lost to alcohol and drugs. The survivors are not the only ones whose lives have been disrupted and scarred by the residential schools the legacy has also profoundly affected the survivors" partners, their children, their grandchildren, their extended families, and their communities. Children who were abused in the schools sometimes went on to abuse others.
