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4. Canada must confess publically, what they did to each survivor. Survivors were 'kidnapped' from their families, they were 'imprisoned' in institutions which had little or no respect for human dignity.
Children were beaten, humiliated, starved, introduced to contagious diseases like tuberculosis, sexually abused, some were 'murdered,' in an environment whose goal was to '...take the Indian out of the child." Most in the world would call what was done 'cultural genocide.' What would be appropriate is an apology letter sent to each survivor from the Prime Minister confessing and asking forgiveness for what was done.6. Canada has an obligation to reconcile and ask forgiveness for what they did as perpetrators of these terrible acts. Canada's obligation to reconcile means that survivors also need the capacity to also reconcile and forgive. Healing is easier said, than done and the desire to reconcile and ask forgiveness is the beginning of a process where others will also need to reconcile and ask for forgiveness.See the full content of this document
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Rssc Welcome Apology but Expect More
Dear Prime Minister Harper:
On behalf of the Residential School Survivors of Canada, we welcome your announcement of an apology. Residential School Survivors have waited patiently for decades to hear the ...See the full content of this document
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