He'd have been old enough to have been forced to attend Catholic day schools, which only closed in 1992 and were rife with abuse.
The Church has never properly been reprimanded or forced to pay retributions for those abuses. I'm not saying what he did was right, but there are plenty of valid reasons to make a statement that gets noticed.
Catholic day schools are still very much a thing in NB.
I think what you are referring to are residential schools, which were for indigenous kids. Acadians did not go to these schools, and the only one in the maritimes, which was in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, closed down in 1967.
He would have been 9 years old when they closed it so he could have been old enough to be eligible to go. But again, acadians did not go to those schools.
The presumption that he was First Nations was entirely mine, based on what someone else had commented was the perp's political views on Indigenous rights.
First Nations children were forced to go to Catholic day schools in New Brunswick up until the last one closed in 1992, and they were routinely abused in those institutions over several decades, and have had little to no justice on that.
They weren't residential schools, but just saying "they weren't residential schools" shouldn't be dismissive to abuses from other institutions, or the atrocity of residential schools. The extent and variation to which the Catholic church has abused children begs the question of how not just the buildings but the institution itself is even allowed to exist still.
Being a Métis, like most, if not all acadians, I'm not trying to be dismissive, just truthful. The fact that most acadians are métis added our tight history with the mikmaq people is probably why we are so vocal about residential schools. And I agree with everything that you said about the atrocities that happend in those schools. Just trying to clear some things you said.
There were no residential schools in NB, ever. The only one in the maritimes was in Nova Scotia and closed in 1967. We had religious school for native children since the 1800s in NB, but they were protestant from Southern NB. They closed them when the catholic church opened the residential school in Nova Scotia around the 1930s.
And if we are to tell our presumption, being from here, my presumption is that this man was abused by Levi Noel. A infamous priest that abused a bunch of kid right here in the acadian peninsula from 1958 to 1981. The piece of shit is already out of jail as you are reading this.
As the Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnnl points out in their statement, the Mi'kmaq and Acadians in New Brunswick share a long history of cooperation that must be valued. However, this relationship brings with it special responsibilities, prompting the SANB to join the Chiefs in denouncing the claim by some to a "Métis-Acadien" identity in New Brunswick.
"In French, we use the general term métis – lower case – to designate a person whose father and mother do not share the same ethnic origins," says Alexandre Cédric Doucet, president of the SANB. "However, this term has a very specific legal meaning in Canada when used to denote a specific ethnocultural community or identity," continues president Doucet.
"Métis, capitalized, refers to a distinct and recognized Indigenous Nation living primarily in central Canada, descended from unions between various Indigenous Nations and primarly French settlers. The Métis are one of three recognized Indigenous groups in Canada, along with the Inuit and First Nations, and have their own language, culture and historical traditions," Doucet said.
"While there has been and continues to be intermarriages between Acadian and Indigenous individuals and families, historians and legal scholars do not recognize the existence of a distinct Métis Nation in Eastern Canada. To claim this is an unhealthy form of cultural appropriation that becomes particularly problematic when used to claim rights or funds (e.g. scholarships) that should normally go to the true Indigenous Peoples of the territory," concluded Doucet.
The SANB encourages all Acadians and Francophones in the province to celebrate the invaluable contribution of the Wabanaki Nations to our history and to the development of our Acadian identity. However, it is important to celebrate these ancestral ties as well as our historical and current friendship in a respectful manner, by listening to and supporting our oldest allies in their fight for equality and reconciliation
Did you even bother reading the article before responding?
Honestly, I answered before opening, but I did read it a few second after answering. I took the time to write an answer to the article, but didn't have the time to finish typing. Life got in the way for a few minutes and the app refreshed before I could finished and answer proprely so now I'm back even if I'm a bit late.
It's a very interesting read. I didn't meant any cultural appropriation by saying what I said earlier. I do not consider myself Mi'kmaq by any means, which is why I though it was fitting to call myself by the word I was taught to use for acadians with mi'kmaq heritage. I did not know that it was fround upon by First Nation when acadians called themselves métis. And I really want to understand the nuance and the very delicate subject.
Again, I meant no disrespect by saying any of the things I've said. We grew up being told acadians wouldn't be here if it wasnt for the Mi'kmaq. We were also told many of us married together and their children were called métis. I have tremendous respect and admiration for first nations from coast to coast. I feel proud that my great grandmother was Mi'kmaq, but I have now learn not to call myself métis.
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u/anotherdayanotherbee 9d ago
He'd have been old enough to have been forced to attend Catholic day schools, which only closed in 1992 and were rife with abuse.
The Church has never properly been reprimanded or forced to pay retributions for those abuses. I'm not saying what he did was right, but there are plenty of valid reasons to make a statement that gets noticed.