Residential Schools Flashcards
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What was the purpose of Residential Schools?
A
To “Kill the Indian in the child”
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Q
What is assimilation?
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The process of losing ones culture and being forced on another culture to form into society.
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Q
How were the schools conditions?
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Unfamiliar, unsanitary, far away from home, physical discipline, sexual abuse, overcrowded, banned to speak native language, rotten food
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Q
How long were children forbidden contact with their families?
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Up to 10 months
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Q
What was the result of these conditions?
A
The death rate eventually rose to 50% in aboriginal communities.
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Q
Why was this such a big problem for aboriginals?
A
Because the schools were MANDITORY
