Residential schools have left a dark mark on many countries, including Canada, where Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families to attend these institutions. The recent discovery of unmarked graves at former residential school sites has reignited calls for justice and accountability. Petitions within this topic focus on demanding truth and reconciliation for survivors, holding the government and churches accountable for their role in the atrocities, and ensuring Indigenous communities receive proper support and reparations.
One petition with tens of thousands of signatures calls for a national day of mourning to honor the children who never returned home from residential schools. Another petition demands a comprehensive investigation into the unmarked graves and a commitment to search for and identify all missing children.
Engage with the petitions on residential schools to support Indigenous voices, advocate for meaningful change, and contribute to the healing process. Your actions can help bring justice and closure to those affected by this tragic chapter in history.
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As someone who grew up in facilities such as this I can attest to the fact that they are not the answer to "problem" children. They cause long term psychological damage and will have a negative impact throughout a person's life. I have struggled with cptsd, severe depression, social anxiety disorder, disassociation and an inability to establish healthy relationships and boundaries, self confidence and independence. My adolescence set me up for a future of unrealized potential due to the trauma I experienced that I Still battle to this day. In many ways I am still stuck in that time and it forever shaped my outlook on society, human kind and life in general, to the point I have been left paralyzed with no desire to participate in life at points.
When I was there the staff were so mean and so evil. You would get class 2 for any little reason which resulted in days of detention only able to do school work. You were forced to clean the building and only make $.25 an hour. Most of the staff were cruel and found joy in causing stress and pain. The psych Dr had ADHD so he diagnosed all the girls with adhd and forced meds on us. They would feed us baby sized portion and if they thought you were overweight you got half portions and weren’t allowed to ask for more. This place should be shut down along with many other places that do things like this to children. Because as adults it hinders our daily lives
In my stay at Provo I witnessed boys being sodomized with the tip of a broomstick by staff. Repeatedly they would play this game at night laughing and joking about "taking our cheeks" and other weird shit. This was in stabilization unit. The unit where they would send kids that misbehaved and force you to stare at a wall all day in silence, if you didnt you'd be "restrained" stripped down to your underwear and put in a cold empty cell with nothing but a drain to piss in. Of course if you resisted you'd be tranquilized with a shot in the butt or "restrained". Theyd have us cover the cameras and beat up kids who pissed them off and some nights theyd have us fight for fun. More than once I was beaten by staff and they would say it was a "necessary restraint". They would prescribe so many medications you would drool on yourself. I was one of the few lucky ones to ever escape and not go back. I made sure I never went back because I knew I would get beat by the Islander staff or the other kids. Needless to say this place was hell. I will never forget the thing I went through and I have to live with this forever. No one really gets it they just don't understand and now I don't bother to try. My experience there changed me leading to years in and out of jail,the streets,and a feeling of hopelessness for this world. I pray they shut down all of these "Therapeutic Schools". I pray they all burn.
I endured similar treatment from HCPSS as a student in late nineties and early oughts. That the situation has not improved is unsurprising, but alarming.