▁Ind igen ous ▁Sur viv ors ▁of ▁Child ▁W elf are ▁Network , ▁a ▁group ▁led ▁by ▁Si xt ies ▁S co op ▁surv iv ors ▁based ▁in ▁Ott awa , ▁is ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁the ▁settlement ▁to ▁be ▁rejected ▁unless ▁it ▁includes ▁all ▁Ind igen ous ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁taken ▁from ▁their ▁homes ▁and ▁for ci b ly ▁adopted . ▁M ét is ▁and ▁non - status ▁First ▁Nations ▁people ▁are ▁currently ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁agreement . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Canada ' s ▁resident ial ▁school ▁system ▁was ▁implemented ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁and ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁various ▁churches . ▁Its ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁educ ate ▁Ab original ▁children ▁in ▁Euro - Can ad ian ▁and ▁Christian ▁values ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁main stream ▁society . ▁The ▁school ▁system ▁was ▁in ▁effect ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁last ▁school ▁closed . ▁Children ▁were ▁for ci b ly ▁removed ▁from ▁their ▁families ▁and ▁homes ▁for ▁an ▁extended ▁period ▁of ▁time . ▁The ▁school ' s ▁policies ▁forb ade ▁the ▁children ▁from ▁speaking ▁their ▁own ▁languages ▁or ▁acknowled ging ▁their ▁culture ▁in ▁any ▁way . ▁Sur viv ors ▁of ▁the ▁resident ial ▁schools ▁have ▁come ▁forward ▁and ▁spoken ▁out ▁about ▁physical , ▁spiritual , ▁sexual ▁and ▁psych ological ▁ab use ▁they ▁experienced ▁at ▁the ▁hand ▁of ▁the ▁resident ial ▁school ▁staff . ▁The ▁last ing ▁cultural ▁impact ▁on ▁First ▁Nations , ▁M ét is , ▁and ▁In uit