Residential schools in Canada were developed with the intent of assimilating Indigenous culture through the reconstruction of Aboriginal youth. The Catholic Church, nuns, missionaries, and priests operated the schools to promote the Euro-Christian way of life. They preach religion in order to lead the youth to abandon their traditional beliefs and native language. They were forced to lose their own identities, families, and culture, as well as their norms, beliefs, language, and material possessions. When they refused to comply with these cruel demands, they were physically abused or…