Cruel Lessons
This item is included in the following series/curriculum: Living Histories
- Grade Level: Junior High (7-9)-Adult
- Subjects: History, Communities and Families
- Produced By: Five Corners Communications
- Year: 1997
- Country: Canada
- Language: English
- Running Time: 25m
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Residential Schools, the term conjures up a history of abuse for Canada's First-Nation peoples - poignant reminders of the cultural and citizenship issues under investigation in the press, courts and Government. Their own language forbidden; constantly told their culture was inferior; subjected to physical and psychological abuse, four seniors (male and female) remember the cruel lessons absorbed during their "school days."