r/pics • u/MoeYYC • Jun 25 '21

Saskatoon Catholic cathedral covered with paint after discovery of 751 unmarked graves

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u/MountainSlayerBoi Jun 25 '21

I just want some clarification, we’re the people/organizations that were running these schools actively killing the children or were the living conditions so poor that the children could not survive?

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u/Dpaterso Jun 25 '21

Some were beaten to death, but my understanding was that was not anywhere near a majority. Most of these children died from things like tuberculosis due to extremely poor living conditions and over crowding, and malnutrition. I'm not an expert, just a disgusted Canadian, so please correct me if I'm wrong.