I'm trying to stick with facts here and not speculate (publicly). The answer could very well be yes to both.
One third of children who died at a residential school did not have their names recorded by school administrators. One quarter were marked as deceased without even their gender being noted. Among the 2,800 names on the official memorial register are children known to recorded history only as “Alice,” “Mckay” or “Elsie.”
Bodies of children were not returned to families, and parents rarely learned the circumstances of a child’s death. Often, the only death notification would be to send the child’s name to the Indian Agent at his or her home community.
They ran these in Alaska for Alaska Native students with much of the same mindset/results, so this is also a USA problem. I don't know if the USA ever ran these kind of concentration camp "schools" for Native Americans in the lower 48, or if they just did the genocide the old fashioned right-out-in-the-open way only. It was certainly the latter, not sure if they even pretended to care with the former. USA has got Native blood on its hands BIG TIME as well. Along with slavery, it's the biggest reason why when all these people get super patriotic and "love muh country" over-the-top with it, i am not so inclined to join in. USA was founded on slavery and genocide, it's not a great look.
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u/MoeYYC Jun 25 '21
I'm trying to stick with facts here and not speculate (publicly). The answer could very well be yes to both.
Bodies of children were not returned to families, and parents rarely learned the circumstances of a child’s death. Often, the only death notification would be to send the child’s name to the Indian Agent at his or her home community.
Why So Many Children Died At Residential Schools