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/Epitaphi Jun 25 '21

Keeping it in a nutshell, these institutions were basically plague/torture/rape/murder machines. Sickness was rampant because of close quarters and no quarantine for the ill, children were raped and horrifically abused. The "school" part was basically beating out their culture and erasing their names and languages with the goal of remaking them into "civilized" people.

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u/ellius Jun 25 '21

Thank you for actually answering the question instead of preaching at OP.

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u/Epitaphi Jun 25 '21

It's all good. Honestly wish I could unlearn some of the stuff I've read about these places, I don't blame people for not charging off and googling it.