Canadians call them “Residential Schools” but they were concentration camps for children. It was government-sanctioned genocide. And it is recent history.
I was 19 years old when the last “residential school” closed in Canada.
“The Definitive History of Canada’s Residential School Shame”
https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/09/30/Definitive-History-Canada-Residential-School-Shame/
40% of the 94 TRC [Truth and Reconciliation Commission] Calls to Action are either stalled or not started.
https://www.indigenouswatchdog.org/
According to 2021 census 53.8% of children in foster care under 14 years old are Indigenous.
“Indigenous children are 17 times more likely to be removed from their families and put in the child welfare system than non-Indigenous youth in Canada, according to a 2019 Canadian Incidence Study on Reported Child Abuse and Neglect.”
Zero of the 5 Calls to Action regarding Indigenous children have been started.
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Welcome to Indigenous Watchdog As of September 1, 2023 37% of the 94 TRC Calls to Action are either NOT STARTED or STALLED? Why? Indigenous Watchdog, a federally registered non-profit, is committed to transforming the reconciliation dialogue between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians into ACTION. By curating details from multiple sources – government stakeholders as well
Zero of the 11 Calls to Action regarding education have been completed.
“Canada is home to around 60 indigenous tongues in 12 separate and distinct language families”
2 out of the 5 Calls to Action regarding language and culture have been completed.
Zero of the 7 Calls to Action regarding Indigenous health have been completed.
“In the conclusion of his Ten Years Since Spirit Matters report, Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger calls for the devolution of correctional power to Indigenous people to address worsening rates of over-representation.”
“The steady and unabated increase in the disproportionate representation of Indigenous peoples under federal sentence is nothing short of a national travesty and remains one of Canada’s most pressing human rights challenges”
One of the 21 Calls to Action regarding Indigenous Justice have been completed.
“Aboriginal peoples’ right to self-determination must be integrated into Canada’s constitutional and legal framework and civic institutions, in a manner consistent with the principles, norms, and standards of the Declaration. Aboriginal peoples in Canada have Aboriginal and Treaty rights.
They have the right to access and revitalize their own laws and governance systems within their own communities and in their dealings with governments. They have a right to protect and revitalize their cultures, languages, and ways of life. They have the right to reparations for historical harms.”
11 of the 45 Reconciliation Calls to Action have been completed
https://www.indigenouswatchdog.org/subcategory/reconciliation-ctas/
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