SOCB50H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Inhalant, Homicide, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
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Truth and reconciliation commission of canada: the legacy. Residential schools reflected in the significant educational, income, health and social disparities between aboriginal people and other canadians. Impacts of legacy of residential schools have not ended with those who attended the schools affecting survivors" partners, children, grandchildren, extended families and communities. Many students stated they developed addictions as a means of coping. Path from residential school to prison was a short one for many. Children exposed to strict and regimented discipline in the schools sometimes found it difficult to become loving parents. Parliament and the supreme court have recognized that the legacy of residential schools should be considered when sentencing. Some of the damages done by residential schools to aboriginal families, languages, education and health may be perpetuated and even worsened as a result of current governmental policies. When it finally did endorse the declaration, it did not fully embrace.
