own. It would be understandable why some kids stayed, they were isolated in every other part of the world.
It wasn’t simply the assimilation of their culture that was the problem, the children in these schools experienced severe physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and sexual abuse in these schools. Children were severely punished for a variety of things from speaking their native language or attempting to run away. Punishments including strappings, beatings with nail studded belts, and often children were locked in closets under the stairs and left their in the dark for days with no food or water. (Aakdewin) That wasn’t all, children were also raped, murdered, had medical experiments performed on them against their will, endured forced sterilization, and electrocution, they suffered from neglect, and sometimes had to go days without food or water, and these conditions were common. (Cherrington) It wasn’t uncommon for kids as young as seven to try and take their own life to escape these schools. The chances of dying for Canadians serving in World War II were 1 in 26, and the