The British and later Canadian (of British descent mostly) Administration had native children raised by the state. The end results are, well, let's just say it makes what's happening to the Uighur look not so bad in comparison. [0]

BTW these "schools" were still around when their current leader's father (Trudeau) was in office.

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57592243