A Quality Of Light By Richard Wagamese Sparknotes

Summary of the Book “Out of depths” represents the heart wrenching real story of the experience of the Isabela Knockwood in the Indian Residential School in Shubenacadie in Nova Scotia. Additionally, it involves her horrifying accounts of whatever she faced in the institutions. Isabela incorporates different accounts from other former individuals in the institution. The abuse that the kids faced is unfathomable. Worst still after going through the story, it is quite hard to understand the reason a group of individuals could have treated kids in such a horrifying and abusive way.

However, “the apprenticeship programs benefited farmers by giving free subsidized labour.” Many of the Euro-farmer families did not see this as an opportunity to teach these young children skills, instead they saw free labour and many of them did this to benefit their own families and farms. In chapter four, Miller gives a brief description of the basic time line leading up to the period of the modern residential school system. On page ninety seven he describes some vulnerabilities for the indigenous communities during this time.

Novel/Paper Assignment Shirika Hariram 20952694 Professor Joelle Mcneil PLAN 233: People and Plans Section 1: Five Little Indians and The Sociological Imagination (518) Maisie's story blatantly shows the effects of residential schools on Indigenous children and communities. She suffers from the violence she endured physically and emotionally in the residential school and the trauma of being unwillingly torn away from her family and culture. We can see that she deals with the trauma she's endured in unhealthy ways, like self-harm and drugs, to end her life eventually.

Trauma Through the Eyes of Residential School Survivors Symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder include "Reliving the traumatic event as if it were happening again (flashbacks)" (Sandhya Pruti). Therefore, trauma occurs from an emotionally disturbing or life-threatening event causing long-lasting unpleasant effects. Similarly, numerous notable works of literature explore post-traumatic stress disorder. In Indian Horse, Richard Wagamese uses Saul's character flashbacks to exemplify the realities of trauma toward developing children. St. Jerome's Residential School destroyed all positive aspects of Saul's life through excessive trauma.

Tony Ruan Tobias Kenny NBE301 June 10, 2023 The Canadian Government's Injustice through the legal system against Indigenous communities In the ongoing struggle for justice and equality, the broken promises and discriminatory actions of the Canadian government against Indigenous peoples reveal a dark truth - a pattern of betrayal that perpetuates systemic injustice and displaces FNMI (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Initiatives) communities from their rightful place in society. The Canadian government has consistently demonstrated a pattern of signing legal contracts with Aboriginal peoples, only to undermine the agreements later, disregard their terms, or impose restrictive measures.

In and of itself, residential schools have damaged Indigenous culture and ways of life; they forcibly altered Indigenous lifestyles and have long-lasting adverse effects on Indigenous communities and individuals alike. Cultural genocide originates

This is the exact tactic Canada used on Indigenous people” (Elliott 105). This quote illuminates how the structural genocide by the Canadian government caused Indigenous people to become reliant on them. Under those circumstances, their freedom, autonomy, and agency are stripped away. In her essay “Not your noble savage”, Elliott discusses how Trudeau pretends to be pro-Indigenous but his government is not doing enough for reconciliation: “True reconciliation with Native peoples requires Canada to stop its paternalistic, discriminatory policies and, most important, stop interfering with our sovereignty over our identities, communities, and lands. These are by no means easy or comfortable actions for Canadians to undertake, but they must be undertaken regardless” (Elliott 163).

Jewish children were separated from their families in an attempt to keep them safe. After the war, a majority of the children that stayed in foster families found that they were the only survivors of their family, leaving them alone. In the “Separation” section of the Holocaust Memorial Museum of San Antonio (HMMSA) website, it states, “children suddenly separated from their parents suffer severe emotional distress that can last into adulthood as well as change how the brain processes stress and perceived threats.” This article shows and talks about the severe trauma that was caused to not only adults, but children as well. In the case of hiding, families could experience extreme separation from the outside world; this led to paranoia, anxiety, trust issues, and depression (HMMSA).

I am writing to you because I am quite fearful of your current mental state. I understand that residential school is extremely stressful and emotionally distressful. Firstly, I have read the news regarding your classmates, from the suicides to the disease. Your life currently is very dark and lonely because grandmother passed away and your parents have abandoned you. What happened to Arden Little Light and the rest of your classmates that decided to commit suicide deeply dented even my own mental state.

During the early phases of his life, Manson's upbringing was primarily overseen by his aunt and uncle, yet their ability to supply him with a consistent home environment was also limited. Manson exhibited deviant conduct during his early years, indicating a troubled upbringing (Atchison & Heide, 2010). During his youth, he was placed in a sequence of reform schools and juvenile detention centers. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) must be minimized if people, families, and society are to live happily ever after. A variety of detrimental health outcomes, including chronic diseases and mental health issues, have been related to ACEs.

These experiences leave scars that are exceedingly difficult to heal. These experiences are hard to heal because people that go through them turn to alcohol or drugs as a coping mechanism. The government of Canada thought that taking away these kids from their homes was going to help them to have a brighter future. Nevertheless, the government took away these kids and was making them feel lost. When a person does not know who they are, it affects parts of their life.

After many years of being outside of residential schools each of them still holds onto the memories that they have of that place and find it very difficult to face those memories. In sharing his history at residential schools “A kind of euphoria filled Howie, even though he felt weak in the knees. It was as if the burden of history had been lifted from his shoulders.” (Good 279-280) Although Howie found it difficult to speak about the horrible things that happened to him at the residential school many people have found that speaking about the past is the best way to move forward.

It should also trigger assessment of revictimization” (Cotter 1). This is more evidence supporting again how childhood trauma cause mental health problems when the person gets into adulthood, but also says that it can lead to

Oniiniiwat was a child when he was forced to endure all the hardships the school entailed, and yet not once did his spirits falter. This usually isn’t the case for many residential school survivors; the abuse they have gone through in one form or another materializes later in life, be it through alcoholism or being a part of the poverty and abuse

Firstly, Saul's experiences as a survivor of Canada's residential school system demonstrate the physical, psychological, and