Historical Significance – Indian Residential School



Indian Residential Schools

1. Who started Indian Residential Schools? What was their goal?

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2. How and why did they initially get started?

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3. What was the purpose or assimilation plan of the schools, according to the government? ______________________________________________________

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4. What assumptions did the government make about Aboriginal people?

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5. What age children were required to attend? ______________________________

6. List all who were affected by this event and tell how it affected them.

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7. Approximately how many people’s lives were changed? _____________________________________________________________________

8. How long lasting were the changes? What evidence is there of these changes in lives? ____________________________________________________________

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9. What was the role of Indian Agents? Why do you think they were perceived at the time as necessary?

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10. What emerging issues/problems are evident today in regards to former students? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. What were some of the consequences or results of Indian Residential Schools? __________________________________________________________________

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Based on the PowerPoint Presentation: Discuss the Questions and Give Your Opinion

12. The last residential school closed in 1996. Why did it take so long to end the use of residential schools? __________________________________________________

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13. What does the creation of residential schools tell us about how people looked upon Aboriginal people? _____________________________________________________________________

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14. Why is it necessary to facilitate a healing process?

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15. Who do you feel was hurt the most? Why? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

16. On June 11, 2008, Stephen Harper issued an apology to the former students of Indian residential schools. On April 29, 2009, the Pope also recognized the errors made by the church. How might these apologies affect the people who attended the residential schools? __________________________________________________________________

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17. Using evidence from the PowerPoint, and the criteria of historical significance (deeply affected a lot of people over a long period of time; reveals something to us about the past), explain why Indian Residential Schools were historically significant.

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