Public Comment

We are now witnessing the darkest days of early Canadian history.The arrival of European traders, missionaries, soldiers and colonists changed the native way of life forever. 

First Nation tribes viewed the new intruders with profound distrust. To remedy native hostility devious plans were contrived to kidnap hundreds of indigenous children and obliterate all family ties and tribal customs. They were forbidden to speak their native languages and were given Christian names to replace their tribal names. The children were sent to Roman Catholic Residential homes for religious indoctrination. One can only imagine the horrors many of these children were subjected to by sexual predatory priests. 

Many of the schools were overcrowded and hundreds of the children unable to cope from the emotional trauma of being separated from their families and friends simply vanished. Hundreds of unmarked graves have been found at the former Residential Schools in Saskatchewan. The Residential School opened its doors in 1898 and it closed its doors, in 1996. Radar-penetrating research has located many of the unmarked burial sites. 

The Canadian government and the Vatican must apologize for these appalling crimes and offer massive REPARATIONS to assuage the deep sorrow of First Native tribal people.