-Caveat Lector- Hi ! Below please an article about residential schools. My apologies to those that have already seen this. Sincerely, Neil Brick United Church of Canada Quotes and information for the following article comes from "United Church apologizes for residential school abuse" by HOLLIE SHAW 10/28/98 Canadian Press "TORONTO (CP) - The United Church of Canada has apologized for its role in running aboriginal residential schools, now notorious for the sexual and physical torture inflicted upon native children staying there....new evidence showed church and federal officials knew about the abuse as early as 1960, but did nothing about it." Church moderator Right Rev. Bill Phipps... (said) "...On behalf of the United Church of Canada I apologize for the pain and suffering that our churches involvement in the Indian Residential School system has caused..." He acknowledged the physical, sexual and mental abuse of students of the Indian Residential Schools. "...(In more than) 80 native residential schools across Canada from the early 1800s until the mid-1980s, run by churches under contract to the federal government. ...(that are now) infamous for the ritual degradation and molestation of the native children who lived in them..." Many of a Peter Grant's "clients were (allegedly) sexually abused and beaten by Arthur Plint, who worked ...at the school between 1948 and 1968...Plint... pleaded guilty in 1995 to dozens of sexual assaults on aboriginal boys. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison." In Nanaimo, B.C., documents were revealed which "showed (that) the vice-principal of an Edmonton residential school admitted in 1960 to indecently assaulting male students and was convicted of the crime. Church and government correspondence revealed efforts to keep the matter from being publicized and showed officials had concerns about other sexual abuse allegations at residential schools." "The documents also showed that the highest levels of the United Church and the Indian Affairs Department were aware but did nothing to eliminate the risk of sexual abuse." >From "Natives sue for $1.7B" published on Wednesday, October 28, 1998. "Ottawa, Anglican Church accused of trying to destroy culture at Brantford school." By JULIE CARL - London Free Press Reporter "Natives from virtually every London-area reserve are represented in a $1.7-billion class action lawsuit... against the federal government and the Anglican Church by former students... Hundreds of native children, aged four to 18, were sent to the Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, which ran from 1834 to 1969...operated by the federal government, the Anglican Church of Canada and its Diocese of Huron, also named in the suit, "to eradicate native language and culture," the statement of claim says." There are allegations of starvation, physical abuse and torture. >From an article by Bob Harvey (The Ottawa Citizen), "The 1996 report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples said �thousands of students died in appalling conditions' at the residential schools and many thousands more were physically and sexually abused in an attempt by churches and governments to �elevate the savages.'" DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
