Residential schools

Residential schools were run by...

• The Canadian Government

• The reservations

• The Catholic Church

• Both the Canadian Government and Catholic Church

Were all First Nations children put into residential schools during the period they existed?

• Yes

• No

The number of children who attended residential schools is approximately

• 50,000

• 100,000

• 150,000

• 200,000

About how many residential schools were located in Canada

• 69

• 80

• 76

• 70

When did residential schools end?

• 2008

• 1789

• 2000

• 1996

Some of the goals of residential schools were...

• To give up traditional teachings and languages

• To prepared aboriginal people for changing Canada

• To become more "civilized."

• All of the above

Who operated and taught in Residential Schools?

• The government

• The Aboriginal people

• The church

• None of the above

True or False: Children were allowed to speak their own language while they learned English.

• True

• False

True or False: Residential school trauma still affects people today.

• True

• False

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

• 80,000

• 90,000

• 1000,000

• 5,000