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In Canada our government ran a program like this for all indigenous people for over a century, the goal of which was to "take the Indian out of the child". The
by bregma 5y ago
In Canada our government ran a program like this for all indigenous people for over a century, the goal of which was to "take the Indian out of the child". The children would be taken, often forcefully, and maybe allowed home for a visit one a year maybe not. They were beaten if they spoke their own language or indulged in their own culture. Often abused, sometimes killed. The goal was total cultural annihilation, and the results is generations of entire peoples with PTSD.
Many of these "schools" were lovingly run by Christian churches in the name of the friendly government. The only "trouble" these kids had before most of them were forced to attend the schools was that their parents were messed up because they were also forced to attend the schools.
- hef19898 5y agoThat seems to a common thread. Homes for young mothers, and their children, in Ireland. Orphanages in Germany. All the same all run by Christians ignoring love and care for the sake of some higher moral purpose.
- thelettere 5y agoMaybe it's because Christians are often the only folks who give a fuck? At least the largest group that does, so there's way more chances for some of them to be damaging. I've been in a ton of shitty situations - on the street, ect - and christians as a group are way more reliably kind than any other group - particularly compared to anything run by the state.
- erklik 5y agoSimilar situation in Australia. They're called the Stolen Generations, children who were removed from their Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent parents by state agencies and church missions. This happened until the 70s. It's nuts how recent it is.
- detaro 5y agoIn Canada the Indian Act allowed the state to force kids into such places until 2014.
- skrebbel 5y agoDo you know how often it was done in practice, lately? Ie did the law getting fixed stop the abuse, or did the abuse stop way earlier?
- HDMI_Cable 5y agoIt was a pretty slow process I believe. By the 1970s, people already knew these residential schools to be bad, but the last one was closed in the 90s.
- petre 5y agoOh, the Aussie government has been sending immigrants, including children, to processing centres in Nauru and Christmas Islands for a while. This is even more recent. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru_Regional_Processing_Centre https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauru_Regional_Processing_Ce... Also during recent events, the Aussie government banned their own citizens from returning from India under penalty of jail time and huge fees.
- ratsforhorses 5y agoSame in Switzerland for gypsy kids till 1972...https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.liberation.fr/planete/1999/02/15/l-enfance-volee-des-tsiganes-suisses-enleves-a-leurs-parents-par-les-autorites-jusqu-en-1972-ils-rec_264996/%3foutputType=amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.liberation.fr/planete/1999/...
- devenblake 5y agoHappened in the United States as well (notoriously: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_Indian_Industrial_School https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_Indian_Industrial_Sch...). I was genuinely surprised to learn this in high school (for me, 2017-2021 or so) - not because it's not a notable event in US history but because I was surprised my history teacher was allowed to teach it.
- skrebbel 5y agoYou're surprised the US has free speech?
- sundaeofshock 5y agoWe (the US) are currently in a debate about banning the teaching of “critical race theory” in schools. Many history text textbooks downplay slavery to such an extent that most high-school graduates think the Civil War was about “states rights” when it was really about several states committing treason in defense of slavery. The genocide and ongoing mistreatment of Native Peoples is barely covered. In some states, teachers are required to sign documents saying they don’t support the BDS (boycott, divest, sanction) movement against Israel. But please, do go on about free speech.
- GhostVII 5y agoTelling teachers what they are allowed to teach doesn't really go against free speech. I can talk about how I think the earth is flat for as long as I want, but if I start teaching that to students I'm going to get fired (hopefully).
- emptysongglass 5y agoProvide evidence. In Washington State the genocide of Native Americans and Black slavery was the topic from elementary through high school. I can't remember a single year either subject wasn't explored, critiqued and analyzed.
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