The arrival of Europeans in America resulted not only in the expropriation of First Nations territories, but also in a colonisation process that resulted in "cultural genocide." It is crucial to understand why culture is valuable to us as humans in order to comprehend the consequences of when it is taken away. Culture provides identity, the capacity to be a member of a group, it is the essence of who we are as humans, and it is the place where we find solace in adversity. The goal of the Residential Schools was to "save" children - who did not need to be saved in first place - from their…