Residential Schools Intro

Residential schools were run by...

• The Canadian Government
• The Catholic Church
• The reservations
• Both the Canadian Government and Catholic Church

About _________ children were taken away from their families to attend residential schools.

• 50,000
• 75,000
• 150,000
• 200,000

It is estimated that there are roughly ________ living survivors today from residential schools

• 80,000
• 90,000
• 100,000
• 5,000

The last residential school to close was in ______

• 1987
• 1992
• 1996
• 1978

This Prime Minister of Canada gave the formal apology. 

• Justin Trudeau
• Stephen Harper
• Paul Martin
• Brian Mulroney

The Canadian government formally apologized to the Indigenous community about residential schools in this year. 

• 1998
• 2012
• 2004
• 2008

Some of the goals of residential schools were...

• To give up traditional teachings and languages
• To become more "civilized."
• To prepared aboriginal people for changing Canada
• All of the above

What percent of teaching staff at Residential Schools had no professional training? 

• 100%
• 40%
• 5%
• They all had professional training

The quality of food for the students at Residential Schools was... ?

• Healthy
• Plentiful
• Poor
• The same as what the teachers ate

Who operated and taught in Residential Schools?

• The government
• The church
• The Aboriginal people
• None of the above