@@marciashigak2976They're afraid you will shatter their glass house. I've been hearing lots of stories about Trudeau down here in the States. Lots of allegations similar to what happened to your people at those demonic Catholic schools. And with Canada's indigenous women still disappearing and/or being found murdered all across Canada, I fear these crimes are still going on with the complicit involvement of Canadian law enforcement.
As a canadian I didnt learn about residential schools until I learned that my great grandmother was taken as a child and placed in one. That's not ok. My 7 year old came home after learning about them with only the knowledge that you can be taken away from your parents and she was terrified I had to explain to her what it actually was and that her great great grandmother was in one. I grew up raised by my white mother I have limited knowledge of my heritage and the more I learn the angry I get about the lies taught in the education system..
The important facts that you can learn right now is that canada is not a real country, and that you are indoctrinated to be cog in a money making machine, and also that capitalism is a pyramid scheme.
@@stuart6478 please kindly go educate yourself. You have seen that 215 children’s bodies were just found right these were undocumented deaths, this is in addition to the 4100 from the same school that were documented. Maybe until you know what has actually occurred to the indigenous population you should not speak.
@@stuart6478 ps bud I pay taxes and so do all the other indigenous people. Never touched a gun in my life or killed an animal. Actually you know what I’m being to polite what I really want to say is go take a flying leap bud.
I believe that we need a change in narratives not just BLM but that we all matter. So many stories of atrocities that were never addressed in regards in Native and Indian history. I am of Latin and Native American heritage and I don’t just learn about my heritage but as others as well. So many people have suffered from racism and bias. If want society to change we need to accept each other’s uniqueness and cultures. This cancer needs to be eradicated in every way. We all have common issues that can connect us instead of dividing us. Asians, Native and Indians, African Americans,Latin and Middle-eastern. people.
Much love from New Zealand. A call for justice for all first nation tribes. Here in nz the state encourages all to learn the language of maoris te reo. Many free classes.
Kia ora Kathy NZ children regardless of ethnicity have commonality in learning about many cultures here and the indigenous Maori language It will be these kids whose future will be one of pride for themselves and their country
Yeah! All the countries in the American continent are guilty of the ongoing genocide to the people of the First Nation!💔 The sad reality is that Canada is the one doing the most efforts for reconciliation while we all know they should be doing WAYYY more. In the States, I looked up some stats and....oh my god!!! The representation of the Natives in the medias are less than 1% for all the spheres! In school, american kids don't learn anything about the First Nations after the 1900 which causes people to think that they have gone instinct! In the States and in South American countries, women and kids of the First Nation are more likely to get kidnapped and sold for HUMAN TRAFFICKING because the laws do not protect them enough!! Now all I hope is that Canada will lead the way for all American countries to change their ways. I would also like to point out that the President of USA, Bernie Sanders had recognized the Armenian genocide earlier this year...so there might be hopes!
indigenous need fair power for reconciliation and to stop corrupt policies. Ginger for senator. Canada senate has 15 vacancies. Trudeau can appoint 15 indigenous women for senators now. Trudeau can appoint more indigenous women liberal candidates for liberal majority
@@SimplyStinco Canada has had documents on this abuse for years (govt well aware) court battles with survivors etc some ongoing.. can look up 5th estate documentary on St Anne's (mid to latter portion talks about the govt "reconciliatory" measures) to get an idea. Suppressed records and dismissed majority of claims as false
I’m really ashamed that my country is throwing this under the rug and not addressing the issues these indigenous people had to and continue to endure. I’m in grade 11 right now and the only sort of education I actually got on this was a one minute video of the topic. That was in grade 7 and I’m in grade 11 finally getting a lesson on it. Better late than never I guess but still we deserve to be educated and understand the problems the survivors and victims endured and I will continue to support them until the end of my life
Hi Rae, Since you are still very young and impressionable, I would like to say a few things to you: 1) This is a propaganda play. Notice how only one side is shown and only bad things occurred. 2) The 'atrocities' were not just afflicted upon natives. Look at the history of the Catholic church and boarding schools. Look at the history of orphanages and son on. Understand the history of the wars in the 20th century and its impact on life in Canada. Understand how much harder lifer was compared to today. 3) The unmarked mass graves are likely from real public health emergencies. Look at how deadly spanish flu and tuberculosis were. Ask yourself why no one claimed the children that passed on at these schools. 4) Not too long ago teachers were allowed to use corporal punishment. All children got at least this level of abuse. 5) Reconciliation is a misnomer. There is no one in power or paying taxes that wants to abuse natives. At 8:45 the whole discussion shows that this is a money grab and the people pushing the narrative are hoping for moral shame among the politicians and taxpayers to get free money. They want restitution and feel empowered from the recent BLM contrivance in the states. (I'm hesitant to leave BLM in here as I am sure you are properly set straight on that topic by more propaganda.) What's missing from conversation: 1) Why residential schools were created and the discussion on how good intentions can lead to negative results.. and who is actually responsible for this (catholic church). I am finding out that the government didn't administer some of these schools until after much of the 'atrocities' were committed. That is why the speaker calls them 'government sanctioned', it is vague enough for you to believe that 'atrocities' were committed at the behest of the government. 2) Why unmarked graves exist. If your child went missing what would you do to find them? Why didn't that happen? 3) Why they want you to believe that a boarding school closed in 1996 was still committing abuse as recently as 1996. Notice the trick here that they tell you the close date but not if anything bad even happened. 4) Why the news media (opinion and propaganda) want to frame everything through the lens of racism. 5) Why they are ignoring the 'atrocities' committed against non-natives in the same era. 6) Why they want you to be ashamed of your country. The story of residential schools has not been thrown under the rug. This isn't something new that was just found out in the last few months, once you get older you may see a news-cycle trend. Anyway, if you read and digested this post good on you and I hope that you think critically about this topic. I am very highly skeptical of the way the information is being offered right now and think the media is missing out on a real opportunity to share what really happened.
If you want a 'propaganda play' look no further than Milk Tobo's comment. The Canadian residential schools meet the definition of genocide as per the UN General Assembly Genocide Convention signed in 1948. Milk Tobo is nothing more than an apologist and denier. The historical record and facts speak for themselves. Residential schools were originally introduced to deliberately "get rid of the Indian problem” as per John A MacDonald and Duncan Campbell Scott's own words. See also the report by Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce published in 1922, titled 'The Story of a National Crime' which was suppressed by the Canadian government. This is not a new issue and mortality rates in the schools were known one hundred years ago.
I will add only that you do not need to be ashamed of your country, this is an opportunity for Canada to move forward with recognition and support of the first peoples for the betterment of our nation as a whole.
@@milktobo7418It's funny how ppl make it about there selves like don't make me feel bad for the past or other cultures went through trauma too yours is the same get over it, its just about what happened, your way off topic Mike I know what happened my dad went residential school in kamloops and barely survived you can live in denial if makes you feel better but it wont make you right, let me guess and insinuate on you also your probably catholic or believes in God
Exactly bro. They don't want us to point the finger at the obvious perpetrators. This was an obvious genocide. Just so sad we had to LITERALLY find these corpses to start believing this was happening. I swear by God it doesn't matter what religion you follow but what goes around does come around. There was a reason those bodies were found and there will be consequences.
Canadian history has many dark spots, residential schools were often not spoken much about before I was in college. I was lucky to be aware of that part of history and Canadian institution's for disabilities ( not my favourite word). We have much to move forward and accept to grow
look up the duplessis orphans, they weren't even special needs, they just we're classified as "mentally deficient" to get more money from the federal government. There's even strong allegations that the children we're beaten, tortured, elcotrocuted, water boarded so they could be used in experiments with the anti psychotic thorazine as part of project mkultra. Canada has a super dark history when you look into it.
All those stories still need to be told. The Canadian Government needs to to continue hearing and publicly letting those stories to be known. Not letting those stories getting told, is denial that history happened to those people.
They were told. $72 million was spent over six years as testimonies were collected from all over the country. Anyone who wanted to join the TRC was welcome. You can read them on Canada's government website. This woman neglected to mention a lot of the actual facts of the TRC including that many of the testimonies were positive.
As a Canadian, I am ashamed by this. I was blessed to have many Indigenous friends and had the opportunity to learn so many things about their culture. I got to work in many reservations and I was invited to many ceremonies that showed me such an incredible strength. When I learned of this, I became physically sick and I have been ashamed of my country ever since. Please accept my sincere apology for what my countrymen did to you and your culture.
easy there.... let's not get carried away. This was the action of big government. Not your fellow countrymen. It wasn't my idea and I'm sure it wasn't yours.....
im native american and i dont have any hatred or ill will toward people because of race the blame lies in government and who ran those schools. i do have issues with people that hate on my culture and spread lies and misinformation
@@delmarsimpson8117 so much of what happened was during a time when we as Canadians were really steeped in the monarchy culture of England. That does not act as an excuse though, it comes down to the individual as you have said. Stay strong in your culture.
My husband wrote a very moving song a couple of years ago about the cruelty of the residential schools. Worth listening to because the lyrics tell it like it was! On RU-vid Glenn Snow residential truth
so hard I understand I went through something similar I am 2nd generation residential schooling it s so much wounding I was a mess in so many parts of my Life because of this and other things
Wow. Great content, Ginger! This is a TEDx talk that needs to be spread far and wide. Every Canadian will benefit from your insightful and heart-felt talk. Thank you!
It is the church that turned these places into sorrowful heartless prisons. It could have been a whole different experience. My mind simply doesn’t understand how children can be taken away from their parents like this, just because we didn’t like their culture.
It was much deeper than just not liking their culture, it was about money, about trying to kill them, if not in body, mentally, it was about shutting them up about the country being grabbed from them. The government gave a lot of money to people/organizations to run the school (for want of a better word, b/c they were not schools) + many people were involved in getting that money. Wasn't just religious organizations who made money from this, it was companies that made money producing things like handcuffs for children of different ages, clothing they had to wear and so on. And the RCMP knew that these crimes were happening, when a child was murdered + the parents wanted an inquiry they were often told to drop it or they would end up in jail. I agree with her that one of the things that needs to happen is what happened in Germany + their atonement for WW1, WW2 and the death camps, through education of the population starting in primary school. This will never be done with the present governments we always vote in (PC + Liberals). Just recently a Progressive Conservative MP in Alberta stated that the Native people need to get over it and just work hard. So it definitely won't happen with a PC government. We can't let someone as cold, uncaring + mean spirited as that come into a place of power. And I hate that he lives off tax payers money. We need to really consider who we vote in next time around if we want this to be addressed properly.
THERE ISN’T ENOUGH BEING DONE! This video is from years ago, yet most of the rest of the world doesn’t know much about this. I personally have never heard about this until today. This is a problem, if you think about it if this happened in China or India the government would be destroyed and word of it would have spread far and wide, yet Canada is allowed to get away with it (so far). Where are the people? Only a few people from countries without these schools know of this, compare this to the vast majority of people who haven’t heard of (or don’t know much about) this, only a small proportion can do anything about it. Also, where are the people who were trying to raise awareness of China’s concentration camps? Just because Canada is a developed and western country doesn’t mean we can turn a blind eye to this. Don’t even try to say ‘at least the didn’t try to hide it’ because yes they did, through the ignorance of their people, through not telling the people about this despite it being YEARS since they found out about it. The best way to fix this is by educating.
indigenous need fair power for reconciliation and to stop corrupt policies. Ginger for senator. Canada senate has 15 vacancies. Trudeau can appoint 15 indigenous women for senators now. Trudeau can appoint more indigenous women liberal candidates for liberal majority
right now group of lawyers taking canada and the vatican to court after kamloops find of the unmarked graves......hope theirs justice....canadas day of reckoning....usa had 400 schools hope theirs comes too
Amazing speaker, as a white male I look forward to a time when forgiveness and love between all peoples is the norm. Inter generational pain along with horrifying amounts of PTSD and all its challenges (Addictions corruption etc). I cannot and do not speak for anyone else but if it helps us find love and peace I will walk beside you my brothers and sisters of color. Not in from or behind but right beside you as we trudge the the road of happy destiny.
@@mattk234 There are many narratives. There is space for them all. Distinguishing what is real truth from falsehood is a matter of group perspectives. There is a kernel of truth even in opposing viewpoints. This is not an All or Nothing matter. The Western Worldview is the problem. Nothing is fixed. Everything is in process. Always. Nobody was or is perfect. That doesn't make any one group "all" right and another "all" wrong. Thinking in extremes is the problem. Think about the middle.
@@lyndawise1042 what if the real truth is in the minority and the false truth has the power? then the real truth has to take over the false truth for the real truth to complete the narrative, but if nothing is fixed, how to be sure of the real truth in the middle? if we're all in the west with the western world view, how can we escape it and find the real truth?
Shame shame shame !!! When I emigrated to Canada I watched movie called " the last of the Mohicans" I cried for many days as it touched my heat so deeply , I prayed that all natives forgive me for coming and living here whole they are struggling in reservations having no basic needs such as water food, safe shelter ! I prayed 🙏 to be forgiven as I didn't know that I occupy their very land as I know how it feels when others take away all from you including your dignity, ethnical cleansing genocide is the worst than any person can experience these harmful scars will never be erased .
Well said 😁 I must apologize for the continued abuse and misuse of all the people... it makes me sick 🤒 to my stomach because of my ancestors! Such a beautiful society when allowed to be who you were meant to be ❤️ I’m sorry that the Canadian government has been, and continues to, dawdle when it comes to reconciliation and restitution 😡 It’s like they are waiting for the last person from the residential schools to die so they can save some money! I want Canada 🇨🇦 to become like New Zealand 🇳🇿 NOW!!! God bless the people of Turtle 🐢 Island
An Apology now from that Pope guy at this point , would sound very disingenuous and very very hollow!!!! I think even God would have trouble believing him .
what about the queen too as head of the anglican church? then maybe there's the other churches with leaders outside canada? God believing ... doesn't it only matter if canadians believe him?
I wish I could have stayed proto BC. Just like the ipd Columbia. When there was peace for 50 years between all US and Canadian Western tribes and the settlers. What changed? War
As a native man my mom went threw residential school and it affected are family I have 3 siblings I was fortunate to stay clean most of my life but my siblings all have addictions and depression runs deep you just don't get over it I was just fortunate to surround myself around good people and sports played a good roll in my life.
The West should come together and slap sanctions on Canada 🇨🇦, instead of criticism of other human rights in other societies let’s make a example of Canada. Let us show the rest of the world that the West not only just use human right as talking point but lead by example. Let us ban Canadian goods, let us close borders!
Ginger is not only a brilliant story teller and speaker like many other Nisga’a people, the ideas and models espoused here have to be spread more widely and acted upon. We need both greater awareness and capacity building for indigenous peoples if we're to truly have a nation of equals and all prospering.
We need a new set of Intellectual Property rights, the british bamboozeld Canadians and now we are refugees, Mussia needs refugee status from a Canadian first nation
@@neerdowell2010 Lets focus on everything you did wrong in your lifetime and see if you have the right to share your opinion on this matter. You are right nothing and no one changes... so don't try and make things better.
Kinda insane I’m 21 and from the US and had never heard of these schools until I saw the story about the 214 body’s and decided to dig deeper. 150,000 effected throughout the 1900s and it’s only now getting talked about is sad.
Residential "schools" also took place in the USA and Australia. Across the board a specific pattern. i don't know the numbers for Au but USA had a greater number of these prisons than Canada even . There's a ted talk given by a survivor from Australia
I wanted to ask this to be as respectful as possible. but is it offensive to call native Americans “Indians”? Because my family was at a pow wow (idk how to spell it) and my mother asked one of the natives there if it was and he said yes but I keep seeing conflicting info. Thanks for the help.
My grandfather was taken from his family and "raised" in a residential school. He was 17 when he met my grandma (15). They got married in their 20s, then spent their life together 'til he died when he was 82. She said, even though he was in a residential school, he still thought in Mohawk. He spoke in Mohawk - and took so long to speak in English because he had to translate English words to Mohawk back to English. When I was a kid, he'd call me by my Mohawk name (and not my legal English name). One of the strongest men in my life. He didn't let WHO HE WAS be taken from him. Good stuff. Proud to be an Aboriginal - only because Canada and America tried to erase us and we're STILL here, speaking OUR language. You tried to take that away from my grandfather yet HE STILL SPOKE IT. And his GRANDKIDS still speak it. His great grandkids, who will never meet him, still speak it. You have GOT to respect that diligence, that perseverance, that spirit, that willingness to keep our culture alive. But nah, we're just all a bunch of drunks and druggies who throw our lives away.
i am curious, why do we never hear from the administrators of the residential schools, and, why did our government believe that indiginous children should be brought into mainstream society
Canada is on trial and WE CHILDREN OF OUR CREATOR WILL NOT BE PASSIVE BUT HOLD YOU EACH AND EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE FOR YOUR LIFE HERE ON EARTH. WITH US. I APPLAUD THE COURAGE AND BRAVERY OF ALL THESE WITNESSES FOR SHARING THEIR TESTIMONY WITH US! BLESSINGS FROM CREATOR HE WILL FILL YOUR LIVES WITH HIS HOLY SPIRIT AND LIGHT UP YOUR LIVES WITH LOVE TO SHOWER UPON YOUR FAMILY.
one event that happened..documented ..was that there was an uprising from metis//indigenous were captured taken to the res school and the priests bought out the children....indigenous were executed in front of the kids to break their spirit or cultural pride. and as a lesson from the government...this is what happens
