“We’re talking about genocide here, and no one can say that there were good parts of genocide and bad parts,” said Saganash, who was taken from his home as child to attend residential schools. “Mistakes were made at residential schools — in many instances, horrible mistakes that overshadowed some good things that also happened at those schools,” she said. Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett called the comments “unfortunate and misguided.”“The purpose of the residential schools was wrong. At least 150,000 First Nation, Métis and Inuit youth went through the residential schools and an unknown number — estimated to be in the thousands — died. In 2008, then prime minister Stephen Harper delivered an emotional apology on behalf of Canadians for the residential schools system.

Source: thestar March 09, 2017 23:36 UTC