To understand the reasoning behind the creation of residential schools you need to first understand the ideals of colonialism and imperialism and how they impacted decision-making by the government of Canada. Colonialism‚ as defined by Webster’s dictionary‚ is “control by one power over a dependent area or people” and imperialism is defined as “the extension or imposition of power‚ authority‚ or influence .” Therefore‚ as these two concepts go hand-in-hand‚ it is natural that combined they form
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The residential schools were established in 1800‚ created by the Canadian Council of indigenous Agreements the goal was to exterminate the belief and indigenous customs‚ the children were taken from their native residences to be taken to schools where their traditions‚ languages and beliefs were prohibited from being practiced. During the existence of this type of school‚ about 30 percent‚ or 150‚000 native children were Placed into residential school. This type of system began in pre Confederation
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appearance. The following paper is an attempt to give a thorough explanation on residential schools and their impact on Aboriginal people by examining theoretical perspectives on their current education. One must first examine why residential schools came into being. Fear of others results in the belief that some are superior while others are inferior beings‚ and the dominant white‚ European culture saw residential schools as a way for their “superior” culture to be taught to the “inferior” Aboriginal
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Impact On Residential School Children Children from the ages of six and up were taken from their families forcefully to attend a school nearest them that would assimilate them into settler’s cultures. Often times children would even be taken as little as four years’ old to be assimilated at the schools. These schools were run by churches to “teach” the Indian children religion and to rid the Indian from them. If you did not send your child to the school‚ you could be jailed. In the very beginning
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A Residential School Legacy From the late 1800s to the 1980s‚ more than 100‚000 First Nations children in Canada attended residential schools (Llewellyn‚ 2008‚ p. 258).2 To attend these schools‚ children were taken away from their families and communities. At the schools‚ the children suffered from emotional‚ physical‚ sexual and spiritual abuse (Steckley & Cummins‚ 2001‚ p. 191). The worst abuses were often used as punishment for speaking their indigenous languages (Petten‚ 2007‚ p. 22). The
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Residential Schools were a product of the Canadian government to provide cultural genocide of the indigenous community with the intended effect of separation from their land‚ their culture‚ and their identity as Aboriginal Peoples. These schools were in effect from the 1870s until the last one closed in 1996‚ with over 150‚000 First Nations‚ Inuit and Métis children who were forced to attend. Children‚ from as young as 4 years old‚ were taken from their homes and sent away to schools run by Christian
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Clan Systems‚ Residential Schools and European Contact Amanda Moore Social Work with Families – NSW112-11 Professor M. Pro Thursday March 28‚ 2013 Family Life Prior to European Contact The clan systems operated at the government of the community‚ worked out methods of organizing daily tasks for individuals within the community. The clan systems were built on equality and guided and reinforced the teachings of living a good life. The hoof clan members were the social workers of the community
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The reserve system and residential schools are directly responsible for the current‚ generally poor‚ state that Native Canadians find themselves in today. Abuse‚ poverty‚ and inequality are all linked to one another‚ essentially relating back to the reserve system and residential schools. Abuse lasts a lifetime and can be passed down‚ generation to generation. When children were ripped away from their family and friends on the reserve and taken to residential schools‚ their lives changed for the
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Residential schools were created in 1990 by the government to assimilate aboriginal children into Canadian culture. However‚ these residential schools has hurt the aboriginal children in many negative ways. Unfortunately children were ripped away from their family and forced into unfamiliar situation which was very hard. The negative affects of residential schools are trauma‚ mental health‚ and self-medication. One of the main consequence of Residential schools is trauma and the cycle continued
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Adam Migchels Migchels 1 Sociology 101 Barry McClinchey November 7‚ 2012 Aboriginals In Residential Schools In today’s society‚ the residential school system is a place where young children are not only taught math and science‚ but also about equality and discrimination. However‚ a lot has changed since the residential school system was first introduced in Canada. It was once a place where teachers treated students differently depending upon their gender‚ and what their
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