aboriginal people

What happend in b.c. and what were residential schools?
In b.c. residential schools were made and people were forced to go to these schools and they had to stay at these schools. The schools were like a prison cell and they learned stuff and they had to eat whatever they gave them and they were not allowed to eat after 5:00 or drink after 5:00.
residential school are school that only aboriginal people went to because the british forced the aboriginal people to go learn there language.
What happened to the families?
The families were really sad that there kid is going to residental schools because the went to the school and they were treated really badly.
Whose land are we on?
We are on the coast alish peoples land.