Wednesday, March 6, 2019

St. Anne’s Indian Residential School

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'''St. Anne’s Indian Residential School''' was a [[Canadian Indian residential school system|Canadian Indian Residential School]]<ref>Union of Ontario Indians, ''An Overview of the Indian Residential School System.'' 2013. https://ift.tt/2VHGidQ> that operated from 1906 through 1964. While it was in operation the school took [[Cree]] students from the [[Fort Albany First Nation]] and area. Former students of the school have reported experiencing physical, psychological, and sexual abuse while attending the school.<ref> </ref>

== History ==
The school opened in 1906 under the direction of the [[Oblates of Mary Immaculate]] and the [[Grey Nuns|Grey Nuns of the Cross]] (also known as the Sisters of Charity) with the financial and administrative support of the federal government. Originally located at the Fort Albany Mission on Albany Island, Ont., in the James Bay Treaty region (Treaty 9), the school relocated to the north shore of the banks of Albany River in 1932. The school burned down in 1939, and was subsequently rebuilt.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

Students who attended the school were from surrounding First Nations communities including: Fort Albany, [[Attawapiskat|Attawapiskat First Nation]], [[Weenusk|Weenusk First Nation]], [[Constance Lake|Constance Lake First Nation]], [[Moose Cree First Nation|Moose Fort]] and [[Fort Severn|Fort Severn First Nation]].

== Abuse and lawsuit ==

Many former students of St. Anne's describe experiencing physical, psychological and sexual abuse while at the school. Physical abuse came in many different forms including: poor living conditions, and corporal punishments for speaking your traditional language. Psychological abuse began with the act of taking the students who were small children away from their families. This abuse allegedly continued within the school. Many residential school survivors also were the victims of sexual abuse in various forms. Many have come forward stating they were sexually assaulted while attending the school.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> 156 former students who were physically or sexually abused at St. Anne’s sued the federal government. A financial settlement was reached in 2004 – two years before the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) was signed to compensate survivors of the schools.<ref> </ref>

The lasting impacts of residential schools also includes the heightened rate of disability amongst Indigenous peoples compared to non-Indigenous peoples.<ref>Durst, D. & Coburn. E. “Who is Ready to Listen: Aboriginal People with Disabilities.”Chapter 3, In E. Ciburn. (Ed.) ''More will sing their way to freedom: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence..'' Halifax NS: Fernwood Press. (2015): 97.</ref> Abuse suffered in residential schools continue to impact the mental health of Indigenous communities.<ref>Durst, D. “Indigenous People with Disabilities: Stories of Resiliency and Strength” Chpater 9. In J. Robertson & G. Larson. (Eds.). Disability and Social Chamge: A Progressive Canadian Approach. Halifax, NS: Fernwood Press. (2016): 169.</ref> Indigenous peoples also experience a heightened rate of disability due to heightened “rates of injury, accident, violence, self-destructive or suicidal behaviour and illness.”<ref>Durst, D. & Coburn. E. 98.</ref> These heightened statistics are a result of the negative health impacts of residential schools for the survivors and the subsequent generations in the family.<ref>Wilk, Piotr, Alana Maltby, and Martin Cooke. "Residential schools and the effects on Indigenous health and well-being in Canada—a scoping review." ''Public Health Reviews'' 38.1 (2017): 8.</ref>

== References ==




[[Category:Residential schools in Canada]]
[[Category:Sioux Lookout]]
[[Category:Catholic sex abuse cases]]


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