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_PM_ME_YOUR_FORESKIN t1_j58toje wrote

Reply to comment by axioner in TIL Every two weeks, an Indigenous language dies. by ImAllAboutYou

They also allowed residential schools until 1996. So, let’s not pretend Canada isn’t just solving a problem that they created — and they achieved exactly what they wanted. To take the Indian out of the child. 100+ years of residential schools, abuse, sexual abuse, etc. weren’t accidental. Again, all by design. The oppression continues today even if efforts are being made to improve things now. It’s a drop in the bucket compared to hundreds of years of state-sponsored or supported genocide.

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axioner t1_j59kiyb wrote

Not plural. There was ONE residential school open past the 60s... and again, it was run by the church. Funded by the government, but operated by the church. All the abuse is on the part of the church. Yes, the government turned a blind eye to it and is culpable for that reason. But they werent sitting there telling the priests "Hey, your molestation numbers are a little lacking this quarter. Better pump up those numbers or you arent getting paid this month!"

Tell me exactly how indigenous are being oppressed by the government today? I assume you meant "cultural genocide" by your last sentence, since claiming that what happened with the indigenous was actual genocide would be a pretty dumb thing to assert. Those two things aren't interchangeable.

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axioner t1_j59l69e wrote

You know, I think its hilarious that the article talks about how the current generation of indigenous are being taught English as primary language instead of their ancestral language... as if thats a bad thing. Imagine if the indigenous kids only learnt their local language as primary? Then the article would be condemning Caanada for isolating these indigenous kids because they can't speak the national language and get work off the reserve. Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

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