The Indigenous people of Canada have endured great hardships and injustices in the past that have greatly affected them as a people and as individuals. For about a century, the young and innocent were taken from their homes and communities and placed in residential schools. The formal educational system of the past failed many students, harmed many others, and attempted to destroy families and Indigenous language and culture. Today, formal education can be the catalyst for healing, if changes are made to curricula to infuse and include Indigenous perspectives.