The Effects of Residential Schools

     According to the Manitoba Justice Institute, it is because of residential schools, why there is so much domestic abuse against Aboriginal women and children.The children come home after going through so much trauma, so when they grow up, they do not have a proper job due to their improper education, which therefore leads the adults to take our their stress on their own families if not others.
     First Nations from the age of 10-44, suffer from suicide and self harm. This is in fact, the number one cause for death and is responsible for almost 40 percent of deaths when it comes to First Nations. Aboriginal women attempt suicide 8 more times than other Canadian women, and Aboriginal men attempt suicide 5 more times than other Canadian men.
     Aboriginal children now feel as if they are nothing, neither Aboriginal or Christian. They struggle to fit into society with home problems and poverty. Government mistrust makes it harder for Aboriginal individuals and community to break the cycle of poverty and trauma.