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Poetry Reveals the Dark Periods of Canada’s History

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‘Assault’ on residential school students’ identities began the moment they stepped inside

In this photo, you can see the difference between the boy before and after he was forced into the residential school system. The objective of the school was to assimilate the First Nations youth to the “ideal” image of Caucasian culture. They convinced them their culture and was wrong and went to extreme proportions to erase any trace of their previous beliefs.