“We would prefer to see our children without instruction rather than have their education taken out of the hands of Priests and Sisters, who for more than half a century have been sharing all our adversities and were often the sole protectors of our rights.”
–Fort Vermillion Reserve, 1946
https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.com_SOCHOC_2003_2_1/222
“We urgently ask for a new residential school capable of housing at least 100 children.”
–Indians of the Piegan Reserve, 1946
https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.com_SOCHOC_2003_2_1/700
“We are glad to have an Indian Residential School at Fort Vermillion, managed by a religious corporation. This is the only system which can satisfy us; and we hope this shall be maintained.”
-Chief Narcisse Pierrot, Beaver Indians of Boyer River Band, 1946
https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.com_SOCHOC_2003_2_1/224
“We recommend that Indian Residential Schools be maintained as now operated and in the future be the centres where our orphan children be maintained therein.”
-Chief of Moose Woods, Charlie Hawke, 1947
https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.com_SOCHOC_2003_2_1/238
“As we have already stated in 1939, since we are all Roman Catholic the teaching in these schools that we ask for should be given according to our religion and by teachers of our religion and we will accept none other.”
-Chief Dziedin, 1947
https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.com_SOCHOC_2003_2_1/568
“We are all Catholics and we want the schools for our children to be of Catholic doctrine and to be taught by Catholic teachers. Only if the schools can be built closer to our homes we should be glad. The present Day and Residential School System has given good satisfaction.”
-Chief Andre Lacou, 1947
https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.com_SOCHOC_2003_2_1/196
“We are a Band that is completely Catholic and our religion means a good deal to us. We are glad to be Catholic like over half the Indians in Canada are, and we want to stay that way. That’s why we don’t want to have the slightest thing to do with any kind of cheap public school. We insist on denominational schools and Catholic ones at that.”
-Chief Wahnapitae, 1946
https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.com_SOCHOC_2003_2_3/95
“Where unsuitable home conditions exist, Indian children should be removed from their parents just as white children are, when they are found to be neglected.”
-Indian Association of Alberta, 1947
https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.com_SOCHOC_2003_2_1/625
“We Indians are naturally very religious. It was as far back as 1648 that the Jesuit Poneet came to this island and spent seven months with us teaching us the Catholic religion. We love our religion and mean to resist any attempts by minority groups to deprive us of it. For this reason we are very much opposed to the public system of education being foisted upon us. We want to keep our Catholic denominational schools and we wish to keep religion in our schools as we have always had it from the beginning.”
-Wikwemikong Reserve, 1946
https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.com_SOCHOC_2003_2_3/82
“Our children are receiving the best education at the Pine Creek Residential School. They are receiving the best religious, academic and vocational training, which we greatly appreciate and for which we are grateful. We realize the importance of good education now more than ever before. We especially realize the importance of religious teaching in our schools.”
-Chief Theadore Flatfoot, 1946
https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.com_SOCHOC_2003_2_1/572
“We, the Indians of Ohamil reserve submit the following demands to the Special Joint Committee in Ottawa… We believe the present system of education is satisfactory and no change is desired. We would like to see the present residential schools enlarged and new ones built.”
-Ohamil reserve, 1946
https://parl.canadiana.ca/view/oop.com_SOCHOC_2003_2_1/184
–Thanks to ‘Phantom Philosopher’:
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‘Changing Their Story’:
“Dogrib Indians in 1946:
“We Dog-Ribs Indians of Fort Rae, N.W.T. respectfully submit to the Indian Affairs branch … The present system of education, approved by the Dominion Government and set up by the Indian Affairs Branch is satisfactory to us and no change whatever is either desired or will be accepted by us.”
“Dogrib Indians in 2024:
“We are all healing from the traumatic effects of racism, discrimination, and genocidal / assimilationist policies and systems such as the ‘Indian Residential School’ system” and the ‘Sixties’ Scoop.’”
https://endracebasedlaw.ca/2025/02/13/changing-their-story/
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