Residential Schools

The idea for residential schools in Canada came from this group of people.

• The early French and British settlers

• The Iroquois Nation

• The Canadian government

• The Mi'kmaq

The official stated purpose of the residential school system was to

• civilize the Indians to live in Canadian society.

• provide jobs for teachers.

• to provide employment opportunities for indigenous people.

• to satisfy the demand for skilled labor.

The real official purpose of the residential school system was to

• to provide employment opportunities for teachers

• to stimulate the construction industry in Northern Canada

• bring about the end of the Aboriginal people in Canada

• to give support to government policies from white people

The true purpose of the residential school system was to

• educate the native people so they could have good jobs

• provide leadership opportunities to the native people

• teach the native people how to preserve their culture

• colonize the native people and take their lands

How do we determine if a group of people have a valuable culture?

• They act and look like us

• They have formal schools and universities

• They have the universals of culture, such as language, art, laws, and governance.

• The have shopping malls, movie theatres, museums and restaurants,

When did residential schools start to have an impact on the Aboriginal People?

• After the first students had children of their own.

• After the government set up the truth and reconciliation committee.

• From the first day the first child was enrolled

• Only recently when the government started to pay them money

What happened to many students who did learn new skills at the residential schools?

• They were excluded from work by employers who discriminated against them because of their race.

• They easily found jobs anywhere they wanted

• They were paid more than untrained white workers

• They refused to take jobs because they were lazy.

When did the last residential school close?

• 1899

• 1920

• 2020

• 1996

When did the Canadian government finally apologize for the residential schools system?

• 2008

• 1990

• 1908

• 1993

Bonus - Did you know that there was only one residential school in Nova Scotia? Where do you think it was located?

• Halifax

• Bridgewater

• Middleton

• Shubenacadie