Hi.
You are so correct in saying the residential school system took everything away from Saul. The trauma suffered by his parents affected his upbringing and the he himself had to be subjected to that same trauma. The residential school system negatively affected several generation of families. It is not surprising that his parents turned to alcohol. The generational trauma inflicted by the residential school system pours out into the families and communities of Indigenous peoples.
You are so correct in saying the residential school system took everything away from Saul. The trauma suffered by his parents affected his upbringing and the he himself had to be subjected to that same trauma. The residential school system negatively affected several generation of families. It is not surprising that his parents turned to alcohol. The generational trauma inflicted by the residential school system pours out into the families and communities of Indigenous peoples.