How does Miig describe the way they recovered after the first schools?

In the first part of the Story, Miig explains how the Anishnaabe people, who inhabited the lands later called Canada, were warriors who defended their territory from the newcomers. However, they lost a lot due to disease. Once the Anishnaabe were weakened, the colonizers opened the first schools, where native youth lost their language and their innocence. But the schools were eventually shut down and Native peoples managed to rebuild their communities and cultures.