Background/Purpose
Who created residential schools?
The Christian Church and Canadian government.
What rule on language did residential schools enforce
Students could NOT speak their native language.
What environmental issues occurred as the aftermath?
Global warming and rising sea levels.
What religion were Indigenous children forced to follow?
Christianity.
What example from page #4 connects to this historical context, "Children were taken from their homes, often by force, and placed in schools far from their communities, separated from parents and siblings."
Mitch, French's brother being taken by the recruiters, out in a van and taken away.
Roughly how many residential schools were there?
130-160
How were the residential schools segregated?
By gender.
What illnesses spread among the students? (Must get at least 1)
Tuberculosis, Influenza, Smallpox, Measles, Typhoid, Diphtheria, Pneumonia, and whooping cough.
What was the long-term effect on Indigenous people and communities
Generational trauma, loss of culture, and heritage.
What example from pages 23-24 connect to this historical context, "In some cases, they are forbidden to speak their language even in letters home to parents. Many times, given new names, forced to learn Christian practices while Indigenous traditions were criticized and scorned. Students were also vulnerable to disease."
"Mostly because we got sick with new germs", "We almost lost our languages. Many lost their innocence, their laughter, their lives." Miigwans talking about their history.
During what years did the residential schools operate?
Between 1831 and 1996
What type of work/labor did students do? (Girls did... Boys did...)
Girls did housekeep and Boys did construction, farm work, etc.
Why were students vulnerable to disease?
They were malnourished and underfed.
How did the residential schools criticize Indigenous beliefs?
Indigenous traditions were mocked, and Christian practices were enforced.
What example from page #7 connects to this historical context, "parents and political leaders protested the school's harsh conditions and pedagogical shortcomings, though their objections were mostly ignored."
How his dad was part of the council and left with them in a last-ditch effort to talk to the governors in the capital to change their minds, but they never came back.