Nat. Studies - Residential School (and its effects) Flashcards
What was the gradual civilization act?
Where young Indigenous people would be transferred to educational facilities for the purpose of “killing the Indian in the child.”
How is the Indian Act connected to Residential Schools?
Children must attend a residential school and illegal for them to attend any other educational institution
Were residential schools what was promised in treaties?
All treaties had clauses for schools or teachers to educate children.
What is the Davin Report?
The foundational document on which the residential school system was constructed in the Canadian West.
Who is Thomas Moore?
Moore was elected president of the American Federation of Labor-affiliated Trades and Labor Congress of Canada.
Who commissioned the Indian Report in 1842?
Charles Bagot commissioned a report in 1842, prepared by Report Commissioners, John Davidson and William Hepburn.
What was the Indian Commission Report?
Contained a number of recommendations to deal with perceived problems with Indigenous people
How did Duncan Campell Scott view indigenous people of Canada?
As noble savages. Or untamed but pure.
What church opened schools?
Roman Catholic, Anglican, Methodist, Presbyterian and United churches
What were the motives of the churches that opened the schools?
Educate and convert Indigenous youth and to assimilate them into Canadian society.
What was the difference between boarding schools and industrial schools?
Boarding Schools: Live & Learn in facility
Industrial Schools: Learn in facility
What was the Bryce Report?
Report on the Indian Schools of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories. The report highlighted the staggering death rates at the schools.
How were students ASSIMILATED at residential schools?
- Their hair was cut short.
- They were given uniforms to wear.
- Used numbers as a source of identification.
When did the government apologize for residential schools?
June 11, 2008
What prime minister apologized for residential schools?
Stephen Harper,
