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This young boy died on October 23, 1966, after escaping Cecilia Jeffrey Residential School.
Who is Chanie Wenjack?
This was the first Residential School in Canada.
What was the Mohawk Institute?
When did the last residential school close?
Schools that the federal government and Christian churches led.
What are residential schools?
She is the main character in the book "I Am Not a Number".
Who is Irene Couchie?
This was the school Chanie Wenjack was brought to.
What is Cecilia Jeffrey Residential School?
January 1, 1831.
When did the first residential school open?
150,000
How many Indigenous children were taken to residential schools?
This girl was punched many times in the ear by her teacher and suffered from hearing loss later in life.
Who is Geraldine Lee Shingoose?
This was the last residential school in Canada.
What was Gordon's Residential School?
March 20, 1845.
When was the Bagot report released and presented?
This act aimed to eradicate First Nation culture and it allowed more residential schools to be created.
What is The Indian Act?