at these schools, these children were forced to give up their cultures. they were given new names and were not allowed to speak their mother tongues or visit their families. they were abused at these schools and were not treated well. when these children graduated from these schools, they did not fit into their indigenous communities or into mainstream canadian society. they did not learn the skills needed to survive off the land. at the same time, these schools did not teach them how to skills on how to live in cities or stop the students from becoming victims of racism. studies have shown that these students and their children and grandchildren are more likely to have problems such as ptsd, alcoholism, drug use, and suicide than kids who did not go to residential schools.