The historic, intergenerational, and collective oppression of Indigenous Peoples continues to this day in the form of land disputes, over-incarceration, lack of housing, child apprehension, systemic poverty, marginalization and violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA peoples, and other critical issues which neither began nor ended with residential schools.
Generations of oppressive government policies attempted to strip Indigenous Peoples of their identities not only through residential schools but also through other policies including but not limited to: the implementation and subsequent changes to the Indian Act; the mass removal of Indigenous children from their families into the child welfare system known as the Sixties Scoop ; and legislations allowing forced sterilizations of Indigenous Peoples in certain provinces, a practice that has continued to be reported by Indigenous women in Canada as recently as ; and currently, through the modern child welfare systems which continue to disproportionately apprehend Indigenous children into foster care in what Raven Sinclair has called the Millennium Scoop.
It is a tool in the genocide of Indigenous Peoples. I have just one last thing to say. To all of the leaders of the Liberals, the Bloc and NDP, thank you, as well, for your words because now it is about our responsibilities today, the decisions that we make today and how they will affect seven generations from now. My ancestors did the same seven generations ago and they tried hard to fight against you because they knew what was happening. They knew what was coming, but we have had so much impact from colonization and that is what we are dealing with today.
Thank you for the opportunity to be here at this moment in time to talk about those realities that we are dealing with today. What is it that this government is going to do in the future to help our people? Because we are dealing with major human rights violations that have occurred to many generations: my language, my culture and my spirituality. I know that I want to transfer those to my children and my grandchildren, and their children, and so on.
What is going to be provided? That is my question. I know that is the question from all of us. That is what we would like to continue to work on, in partnership.
Read the full transcript and watch the video here. The residential schools heavily contributed to educational, social, financial and health disparities between Indigenous Peoples and the rest of Canada, and these impacts have been intergenerational.
It was not until the late s that the Canadian legal system began to respond to allegations of abuse brought forward by Survivors, with fewer than fifty convictions coming out of more than 38, claims of sexual and physical abuse submitted to the independent adjudication process.
Clarke, in which eight former students of St. In , twenty-seven Survivors from the Alberni Indian Residential School filed charges of sexual abuse against Arthur Plint while also holding Canada and the United Church vicariously liable. In addition to convicting Plint, the court held the federal government and the United Church responsible for the wrongs committed. Meanwhile, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples had been interviewing individuals from Indigenous communities and nations across Canada about their experiences.
However, some Indigenous people felt the government apology did not go far enough, since it addressed only the effects of physical and sexual abuse and not other damages caused by the residential school system. The St. George and Alberni lawsuits set a precedent for future cases, proving that the churches and the government of Canada could be sued as an entity.
As the number of cases grew, a National Class Action was filed in for compensation for all former Indian Residential school Survivors and family members in Canada.
In , Canada and nearly 80, Survivors reached the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement in which Canada committed to individual compensation for Survivors, additional funding for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, and the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
In September , while the Settlement Agreement was being put into action, the Canadian government made a motion to issue a formal apology. The motion passed unanimously. The apology was broadcast live across Canada watch it here. Echoing Stephen Harper, former Chief Justice of Ontario Warren Winkler also observed that the residential school system removed children. Although apologies and acknowledgements made by governments and churches are important steps forward in reconciliation, Indigenous leaders have argued that such gestures are not enough without supportive action.
Services are provided by local First Nations organizations to help students and families address issues related to the schools and with disclosure of abuse during the Settlement Agreement process. An Aboriginal mental health worker will listen, talk and guide former students and family members through all phases of the Settlement Agreement process. Professional counsellors are psychologists and social workers who are registered with the First Nations Health Authority and have experience working with Aboriginal people.
A professional counsellor will listen, talk and assist former students to find ways of healing from residential school experiences.
Assistance with transportation costs is provided to access professional counselling services in some cases. Learn more by calling toll free KUU-US services are for First Nations, by First Nations and all crisis response personnel are certified and trained in Indigenous cultural safety and therefore bring an understanding of First Nations history and trauma from the residential schools to their roles.
The National Indian Residential School Crisis line has been set up to provide support for former residential school students. You can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling hour National Crisis line. First Nations people of all ages and genders living in BC can receive treatment for addiction in a group or family setting at one of ten FNHA-funded treatment centres. The FNHA funds a total of residential treatment beds in these treatment centres, whose programs are developed specifically for First Nations and offer a variety of cultural and clinical interventions and support for people struggling with addiction.
Services offered at treatment facilities vary but overall include services to First Nations individuals with physical disabilities; concurrent disorders; clients on methadone and Suboxone; family treatment; couples counselling; pregnant women; and clients on psychiatric medications. Please visit fnha. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. The supports assist students and their families to safely address issues related to residential schools and with disclosure of abuse during the Settlement Agreement process.
Services are based on individual needs and include dialogue, ceremonies, prayers and traditional healing. Services are provided by local First Nations organizations to help students and families address issues related to the schools and with disclosure of abuse during the Settlement Agreement process.
An Aboriginal mental health worker will listen, talk and guide former students and family members through all phases of the Settlement Agreement process. Professional counsellors are psychologists and social workers who are registered with the FNHA and have experience working with Aboriginal people.
A professional counsellor will listen, talk and assist former students to find ways of healing from residential school experiences. Assistance with transportation costs is provided to access professional counselling services. National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: This line has been set up to provide support, including emotional and crisis referrel, for former Residential School students.
Reconciliation Canada: History and Background. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server. Professional counsellors are psychologists and social workers that are registered with Indigenous Services Canada, for individual or family counselling. A professional counsellor will listen, talk and assist individuals to find ways of healing from Indian Residential School experiences.
Please visit the Mental health counselling benefits web page for a copy of the guide and forms. Assistance with transportation may be offered when professional counselling and cultural support services are not locally available.
Please contact the Resolution Health Support Program regional office in your province or territory. When you call the Indigenous Services Canada regional office, they will request your name and date of birth in order to confirm that you are eligible to access services under the Indian Residential School Resolution Health Support Program.
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