Remains Of 215 Children Found At Indigenous School In Canada

In Canada, the remains of 215 children were discovered at a former Indigenous residential school site. This has prompted national mourning and a call for flags to be flown at half-mast. From the 19th century to the 1970s, over 150,000 Indigenous children were forced into state-funded Christian schools to assimilate them, leading to widespread abuse and deaths. The community is grieving, and the government, which apologized in 2008, is planning to identify and repatriate the remains.

What action did Prime Minister Justin Trudeau take to honor the 215 children found at the residential school site?

• Declared a national holiday

• Ordered flags to be flown at half-mast

• Held a public memorial service

• Visited the site personally

What was the primary purpose of the state-funded Christian schools attended by First Nations children?

• To teach them about their cultural heritage

• To assimilate them into Canadian society

• To prepare them for employment

• To provide higher education

Approximately how many First Nations children were required to attend these residential schools?

• 100,000

• 150,000

• 200,000

• 50,000

In what year did the Canadian government formally apologize for the abuses in residential schools?

• 2015

• 2020

• 2008

• 2000

What steps are being taken to address the discovery of the children's remains?

• Conducting a national survey

• Building a memorial at the site

• Bringing in forensic experts to identify and repatriate the remains

• Establishing a new educational program