Indigenous representatives in Canada, Queen of England II. He urged Elizabeth to apologize for the cruel treatment of boarding school students for Aboriginal children and provide compensation to survivors.
Cassidy Caron, President of the Mulatto National Council, said the British Queen, as President of Canada and head of the Anglican Church, should apologize for the work of schools for Aboriginal children and the harassment associated with them. .
He added that he would send a message on this topic to British Crown Prince Charles, who will visit Canada this week.
It is noteworthy that the subject of boarding school for Aboriginal children has caused a major scandal in Canada after a mass grave containing the remains of 215 children was found in the grounds of a former boarding school in the province of British Columbia on May 2021..
This school operated under the auspices of the Catholic Church between 1890 and 1969, and then took control of it until it was closed by the Canadian federal government in 1978.
The aim of these schools was to adapt Aboriginal children to the traditions of British society. During the colonial period, more than 150,000 children were educated there. At least 3.2 thousand children died as a result of cruel treatment and harsh conditions in these schools.
Source: RIA Novosti
Source: Arabic RT
