“Where unsuitable home conditions exist, Indian children should be removed from their parents just as white children are, when they are found to be neglected.” -Indian Association of Alberta, 1947
“We Indians are naturally very religious. It was as far back as 1648 that the Jesuit Poneet came to this island and spent seven months with us teaching us the Catholic religion. We love our religion and mean to resist any attempts by minority groups to deprive us of it. For this reason we are very much opposed to the public system of education being foisted upon us. We want to keep our Catholic denominational schools and we wish to keep religion in our schools as we have always had it from the beginning.” -Wikwemikong Reserve, 1946
“Our children are receiving the best education at the Pine Creek Residential School. They are receiving the best religious, academic and vocational training, which we greatly appreciate and for which we are grateful. We realizer the importance of good education now more than ever before. We especially realize the importance of religious teaching in our schools.” -Chief Theadore Flatfoot, 1946
“We, the Indians of Ohamil reserve submit the following demands to the Special Joint Committe in Ottawa… We believe the present system of education is satisfactory and no change is desired. We would like to see the present residential schools enlarged and new ones built.” -Ohamil reserve, 1946
