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When the Europeans came to Canada and found the aboriginal peoples here they found that their ''God'' was not the same and that their ways of living were different. The Europeans thinking that they are superior compared to the Aboriginal people they made Residential Schools and put them in the schools essentially to make them more like the Europeans.
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∙ 11y agoFor more people to have an education
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It was an attempt to break down First Nations culture and assimilate them. It wasn't about educating children in as much as it was about destroying Native culture (beliefs, language, history).
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∙ 13y agoWell it's, kind of because the government didn't want the " first nations" people to be in with like lets say " white" people, or what ever and wanted them to be in an all " first nations" school so they could learn how to be " white". And it wasn't right.
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∙ 11y agoCanada is a large country with our population spread out across the land. Residential or Boarding Schools brought lots of students together for larger schools. Some of Canada's best schools were some still are residential or boarding schools.
Some of our worst schools have been residential schools. Taking Native students from remote reserves and putting them in boarding schools far from home, to be taught by people from a different culture might have seemed like a good way to educate them for good jobs but it turned out not to be.
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How many residential schools were there in Canada?
88 in Canada
What are First Nation Schools?
First Nation schools are called Residential Schools, and they forced First Native students to speak English and tried to force them out of their religious beliefs.
What were the positives of Indian residential schools?
I don't think you will find many people who will deliver up positives of the residential school system. The abuses and destruction of Native culture are well documented. With the last of the residential schools closing in the 1970's, Native communities and Canada in general are still dealing with the problems caused by them. The CBC did a documentary titled A Lost Heritage: Canada's Residential Schools. http://archives.cbc.ca/society/education/topics/692/ The link contains video clips and data on the destruction of Native heritage through the forced assimilation program. The residential schools were plagued with sexual and physical abuse. Children were forbidden to speak their own languages, forced conversion to a religion, ripped away from their communities for 10 months of the year. The separation succeeded in making the children strangers in their own communities and they became alienated from both their own culture and white Canadian society. Generations of children became rootless and purposeless. Not much positive can be derived from this.
What were the different types of Victorian schools?
well there were 3 diffrent types of schools gay stright and lesbians
How did children feel when their school was bombed in World War 2?
When schools were bombed in world war 2, children were scared. Many were upset their schools were destroyed because they held an attachment to their schools.
Who was in voled in residential schools?
where are residential school in canada
What is Samaritan Residential Schools's motto?
Samaritan Residential Schools's motto is 'LEARN, LEAD SUCCEED'.
Why were residential schools started?
Residential schools were started as part of the Canadian government's assimilation policy to forcibly assimilate Indigenous children into Western culture by removing them from their families, communities, and cultural practices. The goal was to eradicate Indigenous languages, cultures, and traditions in an attempt to assimilate Indigenous peoples into mainstream society.
How many residential schools were there in Canada?
88 in Canada
Do residential schools have Saturday and Sunday Off?
yes
Where were Indian Residential Schools Set Up in Canada?
All across Canada. Residential schools were common for many Canadians as our population was spread very thinly, too thinly to have schools within a horse or canoe ride. As a result Canadians would send their children to areas with populations large enough to have schools. Many of those schools would have the students stay at the school. Residential schools were also called Boarding schools and still exist today.
When was Kamloops Indian Residential School created?
Samaritan Residential Schools was created in 1984.
Why do you have to cut your hair in residential schools?
apparently long hair irritates them
What subjects were taught in residential schools?
Subjects taught in residential schools often included basic academic subjects like reading, writing, and arithmetic; vocational training in trades like farming or domestic work; religious education; and cultural assimilation practices aimed at erasing Indigenous languages and traditions. These schools were designed to strip Indigenous children of their identity and culture in order to assimilate them into Euro-Canadian society.
How many people died in residential schools?
about 156.000 people died
Who created residential schools?
Residential schools were isolated schools where aboriginal children were forced away from their families home and culture and were forced to adapt into a white society. these schools were run by the roman catholic church. The aboriginal children who were sent there were often separated by gender, were forced to learn English or french. If they were caught speaking native tongue they would be beaten, locked in closets without food, humiliated, and often were raped. --- Schools where you resided were called Residential Schools. Canada's population was spread across the land and often children had to travel considerable distances to attend school. Residential schools or boarding schools addressed those problems by having children live and often work at schools which were usually far away from home but near major population centres. Today the term usually refers to Canada's aboriginal policy of having racial segregated residential schools off the reserves. These residential schools were run and operated by non-aboriginals and resulted in so much abuse that their history has been apologized for by Canada. We still have racial segregated schools but now they are operated by the Aboriginals themselves and bear no resemblance to the residential schools of the past.
When did the last residential school close in Canada?
Answerthe first residential school opened in1840 in mission B.C. It is generally thought that residential schools were around from somewhere along 1870-1910. However, there are many sources that suggest some were still in effect well into the 1980s. The last one closed in 1996.Initially, residential schools were used for the purpose of assimilation of Aboriginal Children. The concept was to "cure them" of their Aboriginal customs and heritage. By 1920, it was compulsory for ALL Aboriginal children aged 7-15 to attend residential schools. They were forcibly taken from their homes.
