How racism can affect someone
Loss of family
Sister take by the Zhaunagush
No support system as a child or adult
Benjamin taken by the Zhaunagush too
Mother who was disconnected from the family
Benjamin escaping the residential school but dies from TB. Parents abandon Saul and Naomi. Saul never sees his parents again.
Father who drank
Naomi raises Saul but soon dies too.
Abuse at St. Jerome's
Racism throughout life
Constantly taunted but especially when he played hockey
Taken from Naomi at a very young age
Stripped of his culture; given new clothign to wear, shoes, has his hair cut short
Abused by Father Leboutilier. Given privellages such as cleaning the ice at a young age and later playing hockey to keep Saul quiet
Didn't talk about the abuse until his childhood.
Only one hour was spent in the classroom, the rest of time was spent doing labour.
Witnessed pain and suffering all of his childhood
Only ever seen as the "Indian"
Kicked off of a town hockey team because he was Indian
Constantly felt like an outsider when he started working in his adulthood
Always alienated himself from others, never wanted to let anyone get close to him as an adult
Felt like an outsider
Always alone
Began to use hockey as a way to rid the pain, however when he quit hockey and started working he used to drink to get him through the day and night