“For far too many students, profound cultural loss led to poverty, family violence, substance abuse and community breakdown,” Mr. Trudeau said. Mr. Trudeau blotted his eyes and dabbed his nose with a handkerchief, and former students and others in the crowd sobbed. “We felt left out, forgotten and abandoned,” said Mr. Obed, who had testified about being a victim of sexual assault. The charity, which brought schooling and health care to remote Newfoundland communities aboriginal or otherwise, was largely out of the indigenous schools by the 1970s. It produced a long list of recommendations that Mr. Trudeau has largely pledged to fulfill, although some members of the indigenous community say it has taken too long to act.

Source: New York Times November 24, 2017 22:30 UTC