Cajun-French almost went extinct, and it was illegal for a long time to speak it. Immigrants from all over were forced in school to use English and punished fo

Cajun-French almost went extinct, and it was illegal for a long time to speak it. Immigrants from all over were forced in school to use English and punished for speaking their ancestors' languages. And physical punishment was pretty standard until recently, and a surprising number of schools still give spankings. There might be things that need to be addressed with residential schools, but Americanizing (Canadianizing?) children and forcing English while banning ancestral language and culture were the norm across the continent.