▁Sound , ▁Ott awa ▁Valley , ▁Mar athon , ▁Chap le au , ▁Tem ag ami , ▁New ▁Lis ke ard . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁students ▁from ▁out ▁of ▁province ▁at ▁the ▁schools ▁including ▁children ▁from ▁Northern ▁Quebec , ▁Ak w es anse , ▁K ah na w ake , ▁Kan est ake , ▁and ▁Nelson ▁House . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁who ▁attended ▁the ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁School ▁for ▁girls ▁have ▁spoken ▁about ▁the ▁ab use , ▁neglect , ▁and ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁individual ▁ident ities ▁which ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁assim ilation ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁n uns ▁who ▁operated ▁the ▁school ▁only ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁students ▁by ▁their ▁assigned ▁numbers ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁use ▁the ▁students ' ▁names . ▁ ▁The ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁Spanish ▁schools ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁required ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁subs istence ▁farm ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁school . ▁Par ents ▁of ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁schools ▁compla ined ▁about ▁the ▁quality ▁and ▁nut r itional ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁me als ▁being ▁fed ▁to ▁the ▁children . ▁ ▁Author ▁Bas il ▁H . ▁John ston ▁wrote ▁extens ively ▁about ▁his ▁experience ▁at ▁the ▁Spanish ▁resident ial ▁schools ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁book ▁Indian ▁School ▁Days . ▁ ▁Ind igen ous ▁activ ist ▁and ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Indian ▁Bro ther hood , ▁Wil mer ▁Nad ji won , ▁spoke ▁public ly ▁about ▁his ▁mist re at ment ▁and ▁the ▁repeated ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁he ▁experienced