The Indian residential school systems were a key element to cultural genocide because it destroyed practices that allowed the Aboriginal people of Canada to stay as one group.2 The children of Indigenous people were separated from …show more content…
Hence, we all have different responsibilities. For residential school survivors, their responsibility is to heal themselves and revitalize their culture and language. For governments, it is about building a respectful relationship with the Indigenous people. Lastly, churches must compensate for their mistakes and schools need to teach history that engages in respect to the Aboriginal