Is this "residential school denialism"?

This woman’s story tracks with my experience of Indigenous kids I grew up with up north. Their home lives were much more problematic than school, parents were non functioning alcoholics, kids were neglected, malnourished. That was the reality.

FN activists would have us believe that every residential school was a hellscape where they bulldozed students into mass graves.

It takes great courage to speak out against your people. Her experience was not limited nor untypical, but speaking out is uncommon because of the shunning that will happen as a result. She is brave and spectacular in her courage to say how things really were.

According to Leah Gazan, she should be jailed for at least 2 years

We need to find any and all testimonies from people who had positive experiences, there are 2 sides to this story and only one is being allowed to be addressed. They will erase whatever they can that doesn’t fit the narrative they want believed.

I’ve heard about stories like hers here in BC and in Alberta, many are very thankful. No doubt lots of negative things went on but it wasn’t bad for everyone. Probably saved a lot of lives.

Is it possible that what she's saying could be considered hate speech?

Trudeau destroyed Canadian culture. Pride. History. Education. Economy.

Undeniable a tragedy, and acknowledging it doesn't require blind acceptance of every narrative spun around it. I grow rural and heard stories first hand much like this one.

My Aunt worked at a residential school and she said the residence was much nicer than where she lived.

The more real perspectives the better. What really happened?

I used to rent to First Nations near Cowichin in Nanaimo Sorry to say allot of drinking drugs Police and emergency vehicles called even just to get a ride to the hospital Sad babies and kids were in not good environment yes social services took them several times, skip rent too

hey Frances do people not realize LOTS of white kids had to stay in dorms at the school or were billeted in homes back in the day , it just went by another name

All anyone wants is the TRUTH. Why is that so bloody controversial?!

Like most things, there is good and bad sides. Bravo for having the courage to speak out.

Well she needs to go to jail obviously there is no room for dissent.

post-modern residential school denialism

whatever they don't like will be denialism

Where can we find the video this is from?

She has to be locked up. What a blatant racist

I think it would be denialism. I've heard this a few times right out of the mouths of people who attended.

What a well spoken, intelligent woman! I’m glad that learning English helped some! It’s one of the smartest languages to learn

@ChanLPfa Dear 'Settler Colonist' @LeahGazan of Dutch, Polish & Chinese descent: This 'survivor's "very good experience" (As opposed to the "chaos and violence" in her community (her words)) At a residential school is proof that YOU are full of Scheisse Folks: Watch this short video 🖥️

What year was this from? This is the reality they don't want Canadians to hear because this doesn't fit their narrative to keep the big money scam going.

Who determines what's best for the children? When is it acceptable to remove parental rights? How many children have been lost or harmed while in the government run system?

Sadly my uncle hit a FN kid when he was driving. It took the RCMP a while to find the parents who were not watching the child. I haunted him.

I've talked to quite a number of 'Natives' that had a good experience. I've never talked to any that thought otherwise. Might be the Company I keep.

Two sides to every coin.

"I had a really good experience at residential schools, because with the chaos and the violence in my home, when I came to the residential school there was some place that was clean...sober...orderly...I felt safe." "To her, residential school meant salvation."

Very interesting!

Who is denying that residential schools existed? I thought it was just that no mass graves existed? Am I missing information?

The same can be said for Foster Care- or group homes. Not all experiences are the same obviously. Child predators & abusers don't wear signs, but they live among us & gravitate to organizations that places them in close proximity or in trusted care positions of children.