Yaying Zhang ENGL1100-17 The Residential School System: Philosophy From the ancient times‚ various societies try to exercise control over the others in order to demonstrate power and strength. Making people learn others language‚ religions and beliefs has often been a way to control large racial groups in an effective way. In the article‚ “The Residential School System‚” Murray Sinclair and A.C. Hamilton sheds light on different attitudes and philosophical ideas of Aboriginal and European people. This
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Indian Residential School (IRS) system on former Aboriginal students‚ their families‚ and on aboriginal culture‚ language‚ and heritage‚ Canada announced the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) in 2006‚ to compensate former students and investigate atrocities and abuses suffered through the establishment of the IRS system. It was the largest class action settlement in Canadian history. As part of that
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kids was Residential schools. The first residential Schools was established in 1884 and the last one closed in 1996. Residential Schools were a network of live-in schools funded by the government that removed children from their homes and forced them to go to these schools until age 18. Over 30% (150‚ 000) of First Nations children went to these schools. Of those 30%‚ at least 6000 of the kids died in those schools due to sickness‚ or sometimes even abuse. In the 112 years‚ 130 schools existed in
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Residential Schools were a product of the Canadian government to provide cultural genocide of the indigenous community with the intended effect of separation from their land‚ their culture‚ and their identity as Aboriginal Peoples. These schools were in effect from the 1870s until the last one closed in 1996‚ with over 150‚000 First Nations‚ Inuit and Métis children who were forced to attend. Children‚ from as young as 4 years old‚ were taken from their homes and sent away to schools run by Christian
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The term Residential schools refer to a variety of institutions that include industrial schools‚ boarding schools and student residents. European settlers in Canada brought with them the assumption that their own civilization was the greatest of human achievement and all should live like them. They believed that the Aboriginal people‚ Canada’s first inhabitants‚ were ignorant‚ savage and in need of guidance. Beginning in the 1800s‚ the Canadian federal government partnered with Roman Catholic
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Europeans came to North America‚ The Aboriginal people had a highly developed way of life. This however all changed when the Europeans decided to settle among them. For the Anglophones and the French people of Canada it became more and more evident that something drastic would need to be done in order to fit them into their ideal perception of what it was to be Canadian. With the help of the church the Canadian government implemented the residential school system‚ which was devoted to providing a disciplined
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Abstract This research explores how the residential schools established in the 19th century affected the Native population and the Canadian government. This has been done by examining primary sources such as digital archives‚ books‚ statistics and reports. Upon examination of these events‚ it becomes clear that residential schools had a long term negative impact on the Aboriginal communities and created a negative image to the Canadian government. Despite the government’s goals of assimilating
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In 1931 there were about 80 residential schools operating in Canada (News‚ CBC). Over the years that residential schools were in session‚ there were many traumatic events that caused mental‚ emotional‚ and physical damage to not only the individuals who attended‚ but also their families. While residential schools are in the past‚ there are still many long term effects including crime‚ parental abuse and substance abuse that harm the Aboriginal population to this day. Firstly‚ the atrocity of substance
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Comparison of Different Residential Schools Burtch 1 There have been many residential schools across the world striving to end indigenous culture. Residential schools in Canada‚ America’s Indian boarding schools‚ and what is known as the Stolen Generations from Australia‚ each have similar objectives; however‚ their actions to accomplish their goals vary. Severe punishments are endured by a majority of the children at these schools for unmerited reasons
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government believed it was responsible for educating and caring for the country’s aboriginal people. It though that native peoples best chance for success was to adopt Christianity and Canadian customs. Thus‚ in 1857 the Gradual Civilization Act was passed to assimilate natives. Children were the main targets‚ because it was believed that it would be easier to mould a young child as opposed to an adult. By assimilating the aboriginal children into the lower fringes of mainstream society‚ they hoped to diminish
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