I’ve learned many things while reading both Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports. The Indigenous gave away a piece of themselves to fit into European norms and, by doing so, most of their culture was lost in the Residential schools. One of the main aspects of culture that changed for the First Nations while attending the schools was language. As seen in class, language is an important aspect of non-material culture; however, the educators and nuns in the Residential schools forbid the student to speak or write their native language. Most of the Indigenous children did not know a word…