Federal Commission Holds Residential School Hearings Here
Monday, May 13, 2013 @ 3:58 AM
Prince George, B.C. – The legacy of the Residential School system is Canada will be discussed during two days of hearings in Prince George, beginning today.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is holding the hearings in conjunction with the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council (CSTC) to provide both aboriginal and non-aboriginal people some insight into what it was like being a child who attended residential schools. Survivors and anyone affected by the residential schools legacy can share their experience with the Commission.
The CSTC says First Nations suffered years of abuse under the system, which was set up to assimilate aboriginal people into western society. Tribal Council Chief Terry Teegee says his people survived generations of abuse at the hands of government and religious organizations. He says his people are still dealing with the social issues the abuse has caused.
Everyone is invited to attend the hearings today and tomorrow at the Prince George Civic Centre, beginning at 7:30 am.
Comments
I think they should set an arbitrary date in the future, even 500 years from now, where the First Nations agree to leave the past behind and move on.
Perhaps the non-first nation people ought to have set an example themselves by leaving the past behind (instead of endlessly rehashing it) and moving on?
It’s not too late – just do it!
Nothing has changed, the government still separates children from their families by denying them status. They call it C-31 but the effects are the same…imagine your grandparents can vote in the band elections but you cannot because in the eyes of the government you’ve been assimilated. Shameful.
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