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