Political changes
Who did John A. Macdonald send to America?
Nicholas Flood Davin
This Canadian law controlled Indigenous land, governance, and economic life, contributing to long-term poverty in many communities.
The Indian act
Children attending residential schools were often forcibly separated from these people.
Their families
Indigenous children were punished for speaking this
Indigenous languages
Residential schools separated indigenous children from these people
In 2008, this Canadian prime minister formally apologized to survivors of residential schools.
Stephen Harper
Indigenous children in residential schools were often required to perform this type of unpaid work.
Forced labour
The main goal of residential schools was to convert Indigenous children to this religion.
Christianity
This group of people is represented in the Child and Family Services Law
First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people.
This law gives indigenous parents more control over their children's lives
decision-making power
This first prime minister of Canada supported the creation of the residential school system after Davin’s report.
John A. Macdonald
Under the Indian Act, reserve land was legally owned by this authority rather than by individual Indigenous people.
The crown
Residential schools attempted to erase Indigenous children’s languages, traditions, and this broader aspect of identity.
their culture
This was one goal of the Child and Family Service law for Indigenous children
keeping them safe from abuse
One goal of the child and family services law is to keep children connected to these
communities and families
These institutions were created to force Indigenous children to adopt Euro-Canadian culture and ways of life.
Residential schools
Many Indigenous communities today still experience lower incomes and higher levels of economic inequality.
poverty
This term describes the unfair treatment Indigenous children experienced in residential schools because of their background.
social inequality
This act allows indigenous children to stay connected to these two important things
Religion and community
This law helps prevent indigenous languages from becoming this
endangered or lost
Residential schools in Canada were designed primarily for children from these communities.
Indigenous communities
This economic gap continues today between many Indigenous communities and the rest of Canada.
Income act
Residential schools weakened Indigenous communities by breaking this important connection between generations.
family and cultural connection
The indigenous Languages Act recognizes that indigenous languages were harmed by this system
Residential schools
The goal of this act is to strengthen and do this to indigenous languages
preserve