2. Residential Schools Bertha Skye, from northern Saskatchewan, began her culinary career in residential schools Residential Schools were government and church operated facilities for Native American children to assimilate into what was viewed as a Canadian lifestyle Many Native Children went missing during during this period of assimilation
3. There is much controversy over the plausible abuse that occurred during these periods, but it has been acknowledged by the Canadian government and church Recently, compensations have been offered Tipping the balance was the discovery of some 28 mass graves spanning the country There is a tribunal created to discuss and try the people or sanctions who acted in the Native genocide
4. While Bertha Skye began cooking in resedential schools, attempting to sustain her authentic Cree traditions Until moving to Ontario, however, she had never encountered a strong sense of Native tradition Theoretically Iroquois retained many of their traditions because their cooking and food traditions had not been obliterated by the residential schools
5. The Cree of western Canada, and the Blackfoot had already lost a lot of their culture due to poverty The Iroquois, however, were rich when encroachment of European culture occurred, and were on that basis able to fight it Their rich culture taught a lot to Bertha Skye about the three sisters (corn, beans and squash), which led her to being invited into the first Native American team at the Food Olympics, and founded the Woodland Cultural Center, an old reform school turned into a Native American culinary center
