I feel for Mr. Commanda's mother.  She was probably abused by settlers at a residential school and this led her to make poor parenting decisions since she was likely ill-prepared to be a parent since she never saw what real parenting was given that she was raised in a residential school.  I've heard this story so many times now and understand that the abuse in these schools is a dark "gift that keeps on giving".  Even if Mr. Commanda never went to such a school, he was still impacted by what occurred there.  I hope he gets closure.