A sample of 127 survivors revealed that half have criminal records; 65% have been diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder; 21% have been diagnosed with major depression; 7% have been diagnosed with anxiety disorder; and 7% have been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder [REF].
Given that the Canadian Indian residential school system was a coordinated effort by governments and churches to assimilate Indigenous children into Canadian society, a key tactic within the schools was to suppress language and culture.