I’ve met few survivors and I’ll tell you many of the First Nation people think their life is worthless.. one guy I met said his family had like wine cellar hidden under rug and when ever the RCMP (federal police) would show up with members of the Catholic Church they would round up children and take them away and his family hide all the older kids and gave him up and was abused physically and mentally. He cries in his sleep and it the most heartbreaking thing.

As someone that works with mental health and addictions near and around First Nation reserve I can tell you I’ve met first hand many people that have been to these schools think life is worthless and are abusing drugs and alcohol to numb their pain and it’s sad to hear stories of what they’ve gone through.