Lecture 20

Question 1

Regimented life in residential schools [1]

Answer 1

Children faced strict routines, prohibitions on native languages, and severe punishments for practicing their culture.

Question 2

What are residential schools?

Answer 2

System established by the Canadian government and churches to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture.

Question 3

What is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)?

Answer 3

Documented survivors’ experiences and published a comprehensive report in 2015.

Question 4

Government policies and impact [2]

Answer 4

• Forced Assimilation Policies: Indian Act and Indian Advancement Act led to the destruction of Indigenous governance, traditions, and imposition of residential schools.
• Impact: High mortality rates among Indigenous children and intergenerational trauma persisting in Indigenous communities.