Indian Horse

Indian Horse

Quotes chapter 12 page 49 " You could't be a kid under that regim. There was no room for any kind of creativity to flourish. Instead, to survive, we mimicked the cloister walk of the nuns, a relentless mute march from prayer to chapel to physical labour" Explain this and support with " lack of chilhood"

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The whole idea of residential school was to strip children of their identity and sense of self. Children feared violence and rape so they tried to do what they were expected to do. They would emotionally shut themselves off and even mimic the mannerisms of the priests and nuns in hopes they would be left alone.