Canada's prime minister has officially apologised to natives for more than a century of abuses at state-funded schools set up to assimilate indigenous peoples.
Speaking in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the policy of assimilation was wrong, caused great harm and constituted a sad episode in Canadian history. From the 19th century until the 1970s, more than 150,000 aboriginal children were forced Global Media Forum continues ...
Guantanamo detainee wins ruling ... to attend state-funded Christian schools as part of a programme to integrate them into Canadian society. Many reportedly suffered physical and sexual abuse.
(Deutsche Welle)
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