Litz Dr. Sarah Henzi FNST 101 D100 November 22, 2014 Residential Schools a Canadian Genocide The term “genocide” has rarely been associated with the description of the Government’s treatment of Aboriginal peoples in Canada. The first Residential schools were created in 1870 three years after Canada’s confederation. The Canadian government has only recently acknowledged the atrocities and hardships that occurred in these government supported schools for Aboriginals. Does the term genocide accurately
The residential School System run by the Canadian Government from 1880-1996 has caused severe damage to the lives of hundreds of thousands of Aboriginal peoples. In an attempt to assimilate the so called 'savage and ignorant' native people, the government forcibly separated children from their families and communities and placed them in Residential Schools. These children were denied a proper education or were given no education at all. Students at these schools were subjected to emotional, psychological
The truth about Residential Schools For most of us we don’t know what happened behind the doors of residential schools. You will soon come to find out exactly what happened at these schools, who attended, how many attended and such. There were very many negative effects of theses schools and not so many positives. Also a lot of abuse and violence occurred at these schools. The time of residential schools was a very sad time. A residential school refers to a school system set up by the Canadian government
“It is time for Canada to have a renewed, nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous Peoples, based on recognition, rights, respect, co-operation and partnership.” Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly on December 8, 2015 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was moved to tears when officially recognizing Canada’s abuses towards aboriginals during the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs on December 8, 2015. Aboriginal people
Aboriginal Education: An Epidemic The topic of Aboriginals and attaining a decent education is a very touchy one within Canada. Even after they were put through extreme discrimination, terrible living conditions, and nightmare-causing Residential Schools, the question, "Aboriginals get their education for free?," still seems to be circulating. That seems to be the only argument that arises when talking about Aboriginals and their education. Most of the population is too busy being consumed
values (Partridge, 2010). The Canadian government and European settlers viewed the aboriginal culture, beliefs and values as inferior. In Canada, residential schools were established in the 1880s resulting in over 140 schools, funded by the federal government and operated by the churches (CBC News, 2008). At its height around 1930, the residential school system totaled 80 institutions. The Roman Catholic Church operated three-fifths, the Anglican Church one-quarter and the United and Presbyterian
Effects of Residential Schools on Canada’s First Nations: A Psychosocial Perspective Residential schools in Canada were educational institutions established by the Federal Government to keep First Nations children from continuing in their native traditions and assimilate them into “civilized” European-Canadian culture (Elias et al., 2012, p. 1561). Children began to attend residential schools in the early 19th century, after which several other schools opened across Canada with the last residential school
state of Canada's Aboriginal reservations. In fact, while flawed, the system is also racist and wrong and there is no shortage of evidence to support this idea. There is an array of issues and implications associated with and caused by the system. It has political, social and negative health impacts. Due to this, the system is comparable to genocide. Canadian history shows strong distinctions between the indigenous people of Canada and the non-indigenous. The former is oftentimes viewed as lesser,
How did residential schools have an effect on the Aboriginal people culturally, psychologically and socially? Native Residential Schools in Canada operated from the 1880s to the 1990s had a huge negative impact on the Aboriginal people, their culture, their mentality and their overall being. It is not a topic that we often discuss about it because of the endless hardships that these people had been put through, but it is something we need to acknowledge what happened on our land and understand how
Case Study #1 The trading of goods and technologies between imperial governments and indigenous nations consists of both positive and negative outcomes. In Canada, the fur trade was of significance due to the advanced technology brought by the Europeans to the natives. They brought goods such as axes, wool, tobacco pipes, flintlock muskets, and an assortment of knives in exchange for furs. The aboriginals began to utilize the European goods for the reason that the technology was incomparable to