The moment indigenous children stepped foot in residential schools,
the “assault” on their identities began — and included having their
aboriginal names replaced with Euro-Canadian ones.
Worse still, each student was assigned a number and teachers would often refer to students only by their numbers, according to a summary report released by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/national/Assault+residential+school+students+identities+began+moment+they/11103328/story.html
Worse still, each student was assigned a number and teachers would often refer to students only by their numbers, according to a summary report released by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/national/Assault+residential+school+students+identities+began+moment+they/11103328/story.html