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Indian Residential School- Apology PM Stephen Harper - Pt. 2

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Formal Apology to Residential School Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a historic apology for more than a century of abuse and cultural loss involving Indian residential schools.The Prime Minister acknowledged the government's role in removing and isolating children from their homes, families and culture.Speaking in the House of Commons Harper acknowledged, "The treatment of children in Indian residential schools is a sad chapter of our history," "Some sought, as was infamously said, to kill the Indian in the child."Harper continued, "This policy was wrong, caused great harm and has no place in our country,"Residential school survivors from across Canada -- many wearing traditional clothing -- filled the House of Commons, which postponed other business for the day, to hear the Government of Canada's official apology, which began at 3 o'clock.Close to 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and M�tis children were removed from their communities throughout most of the last century and forced to attend residential schools.Sean Connolly

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Uploaded: January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am
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xHobbemax (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)
bull shit....
hiemstram (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)
I think the best part of this all was the response by the Chief and the response to his comments regarding Native cultures being vital to Canadian life was received very positively and I don`t believe that the response from the House was fake.Of course all these are just first steps. People must continue to work and struggle from here. Nonetheless, I hope that the non-Aboriginal population can be of assistance in the future now that, what I believe to be, the truth is finally coming to light.
hiemstram (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)
That apology is better than I was led to believe. I think it is a very important first step and I'm glad it happened.It's strange to think that one can deny the previous existence of Residential Schools, when there is so much evidence to suggest otherwise. This is very confusing to me. I do suppose that there are those who would deny the Holocaust as well, despite photographic and eyewitness testimony strongly suggesting otherwise.
serotoninxxox (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)
i'm sorry but do you even know when the last residential school was closed in canada?well obvisiously not, because the last one was actually closed in 1998. Before you start making rude, mean, ignorant comments i advise you to educate yourself before making a negative assumption.
IntenseSNEZZLIN (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)
a bonehead that is leading the country for another 4 years.
dukes10117 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)
Harper you are a bonehead
NativeAmerican4Life (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)
Although they can never take back what has been done, Stephen did something most countries cannot do, and probably will never do. It kinda gave releif... :) STRONG AND FREE!
shangrilasfan2006 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)
Well no dah!!!!!!Of course they really happend!stevens2DDT is probly a self hating indian!I hate being an indian.Hell, I hate indians on site! But, the reason I hate being indian is because the gangs!Which is probably because of the residental schools! Residental Schools still have strong effects, that still effect today! Which mabye is the reason for the gangs!RESIDENTAIL SCHOOLS ARE NOT A MYTH! DON'T LISTEN TO STEVENS2DDT!!!!
pink876497 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)
THAT WAS FOR stevens2DDT
pink876497 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)
I am an Algonquin working as the coordinator for the Cultural Education Centre on my reserve in Quebec. You're welcome to come and visit and I will show you PROOF we have on display from the residential schools. And maybe you should go back to whatever hole you crawled out of, you ignorant little prick!

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