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For more than a century the Canadian government forced indigenous children to go to schools operated by the church that aimed to teach mainstream culture and assimilate the children into society. 

These programs, from 1883 through 1998, amounted to "cultural genocide," according to a 

 released earlier this month by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.

 talks with Commissioner Marie Wilson about the report's findings.

For more than a century the Canadian government forced indigenous children to go to schools operated by the church that aimed to teach mainstream culture and assimilate the children into society.

For more than a century the Canadian government forced indigenous children to go to schools operated by the church that aimed to teach mainstream culture and assimilate the children into society. GUEST: Marie Wilson of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Commission: Canada committed 'cultural genocide' against indigenous children

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