First Nations children suffered many forms of abuse from the Canadian government (Oh, Canada!) under the guise of residential schools. The goals of residential schools were to remove First Nations children from the influence of their family and culture and integrate them into the dominant culture (the residential school system). This was done under the assumption that First Nations culture was lesser, "to kill the Indian in the child", as was commonly said. Children were forcibly separated from their families to live in year-round schools where they were taught the "white man" curriculum, with two months off, completely separated from their indigenous heritage and forbidden from speaking their own language (The Residential School System). If these and many other rules were broken, the penalties were severe (Oh, Canada!). Residential school survivors have spoken about the horrific abuse they suffered during their time in residential schools, including: sexual, physical and psychological (The Psychological and Intergenerational Impacts of the Indian Residential School System). Students received lower education, usually provided until the fifth grade, training them in manual labor (the boarding school system). The residential school system undermined First Nations culture and disrupted families for generations, leaving serious psychological damage not only to survivors but also to their families and subsequent generations (The Psychological and Intergenerational Impacts of the Indian Residential School System) . Many students grew up without a family life and never gained the experience and knowledge needed to raise their own families. The effects of the schools have been far-reaching... middle of paper...... Jonathan Dewar and Glen Lowry. Ottawa, Ontario: Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2012. Printed “Oh, Canada! » Cultural survival. Np, and Web. March 15, 2014.Brasfield, C. “Residential School Syndrome.” » British Columbia Medical Journal. Vol 43(2), March 2001. Pp. 78-81Rita Flamand. Speaking My Truth: Reflections on Reconciliation and Indian Residential Schools.Ed. Shelagh Rogers, Mike DeGagne, Jonathan Dewar and Glen Lowry. Ottawa, Ontario: Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2006. Print. “The psychological and intergenerational impacts of the Indian residential school system.” Indian Residential Schools Commemoration Project. Anishinabek Nation, nd Web. March 15, 2014. “The Indian Residential School System. » Indigenous foundations. Np, and Web. March 15, 2014. Walker, Julian. “The Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission.” Parliament of Canada. Np, February 11, 2009. Web. March 16. 2014.