Michelle Good is a Cree author from Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. This is a harrowing tale of a dark time in Canadian history. The aim of these schools was to remove the native culture and language from the children, which occurred under punishing conditions, poor nutrition and inadequate health care. Sent out into the outside world with inadequate education and lacking any counselling, financial support, or job placement, many became victims of sex traffickers or fell into drug and alcohol abuse. Their distraught parents were forbidden to visit so they were denied family support and comfort. The generation of children who survived their years of suffering in these residential schools was emotionally broken from their time held in captivity there, when unable to have contact with their families or community. The survivors told their stories to investigative panels many years later, and much guilt rests on government policies and religious institutions. By focusing on the experiences of five children forcibly taken from their families,(which are based on factual accounts), the heart-wrenching experiences should carry a greater emotional impact on Canadians than dry, factual news reports. I believe this is an important book that centres on the horrible systematic abuse native children endured in residential schools.
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