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What book did Richard Wagamese write?
Indian Horse
What book did Beatrice Mosionier write?
April Raintree
what are the 3 types of abuse coverd in our 3 prongs
physical, spiritual, mental
who is Aprils younger sister?
Cherly
What is the name of the residential school survivor in Indian Horse?
Saul
I was taken from my family and put into a foster home where I tried to hide who I was.
April
I played hockey to forget my past, but it never really went away.
Saul
I was proud to be Métis, even when others told me not to be.
Cheryl
I introduced a young boy to hockey and tried to be kind, but I hid a terrible truth.
Father L
I’m the system that separated children from their families, often leading to pain and lost identity.
Residential schools
“They cut my hair, burned my clothes, and gave me a number. I wasn’t Saul anymore.”
Spiritual
“They hit us with rulers, straps, anything they could grab. For speaking our own language.”
Physical
“You’re just a dirty half-breed. You’ll never be anything more.”
Mental
“After that night, I stopped feeling anything. I just watched life happen around me.”
Mental abuse (emotional shutdown from trauma)
“They told us our people were savages. That our parents didn’t love us.”
Spiritual (attack on cultural beliefs and family bonds)
This system took children from Indigenous families and placed them in white homes.
sixties scoop and the welfare system
This was where Saul first faced violence for being Indigenous.
Residential School
This was taken away at school: language, hair, and pride.
Indigenous Culture
A long-lasting effect of colonialism that causes pain across generations.
intergenerational trauma?
Despite pain, both stories show a path toward this.
self acceptance