We thought that the Doukhobors had a very difficult life and that they didn't have any toys when they where little And they had to go to néw Denver lusern school and had tuns of chores and they could only see there parents every Two weeks .they believed toil and peace and that our creator lives in every one of us .
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ReplyDelete1. Yes, early pioneer Doukhobors worked hard to make a living. But their children were well looked after. Children made simple toys with materials at hand (in Saskatchewan, in the 1930s, I made toys from the wood of apple boxes that our family received from British Columbia).
2. You are obviously referring to the zealot children who were staying in New Denver School from 1954 to 1959. Some 170 children were involved in total. The children were taken away from their parent because the parents would not send them to public school. The large majority (99%) of Doukhobor children in Canada did not have this experience; they went to public schools and were not imprisoned.
3. The central Doukhobor belief is that of the Spirit of love and god within each of us. This prohibits one to kill another person.
Mr. Tarasoff makes some good points--I really appreciate hearing about his own childhood as well. Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback to our students!
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