Residential Schools
What is a residential school?
Residential schools were government-sponsored religious schools that were established to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture.
What is the "Indian Act"?
Who are Indigenous People?
The original inhabitants of the land/region.
What are the 4 levels of historical significance
G:
N:
R:
I:
Global, National, Regional, Individual
What is the number of Mr. Spencer's classroom?
117
What are 3 unforunate things that happened at residential schools?
Various Answers.
What are 3 things on the "Indian Act?"
Various Answers
What does stereotyping mean and how might it be hamrful to Indigenous People?
A set idea that people have about what someone or something is like, especially an idea that is wrong. Stereotyping of Indigenous people is pervasive in Canadian society because it does not accurately represent what and who an Indigenous person might be or is.
This historical concept helps you think about whether historical events or not were important. They look at historical events and what it means for the future and see if there any deep, long lasting consequences which might point to its importance.
Historical Significance
What is Mr. Spencer's shoe size?
What is colonialism?
Colonization is the ongoing process where one group of people (colonizers) takes control of another group of people (the colonized).
What was one way a person might "Indian" status
Obtaining a university degree, marrying a non-Indigenous person, before 1960, a person had to give up their status to vote in a federal election.
What are 3 common stereotypes for Indigenous People?
Various answers
The teacher had taught these students before and know that the best work by being closer to the front of the classroom, not distracted by their friends
What historical concept/skill is this talking about?
Cause & Consequence
How tall is Mr. Spencer?
5'9
What is the story of Charlie Wenjack and why is this story important to understand Indigenous Residential Schools and what they did?
The story of Chanie Wenjack is important for understanding residential schools because his 1966 death while trying to run away from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School became a national symbol of the suffering caused by the system. A 12-year-old Anishinaabe boy, he ran away to find his family but died of exposure on railway tracks. His tragic death highlighted the loneliness, abuse, and desperation many Indigenous children experienced, sparking a national conversation and leading to recommendations for changing the system
What did the "Indian Act" essentially aim to do to Indigenous peoples (Starts with A).
Famous quote said by Sir John A. MacDonald.
Assimilate Indigenous people into Canadian culture. To "Kill the Indian in a Child".
What are 3 things Sir John A. MacDonald did to Indigenous people?
Disappearance of bison, starving Indigenous people, building a railroad through their land, creating residential schools, creating the Indian Affairs Bureau Office, creating the Indian Act, not letting Indigenous people vote, Introduce the Pass System
This historical concept looks at what has remained the same and what has not remained the same throughout history. What is its name?
Change & Continuity
What was Mr. Spencer's favourite subject growing up in elementary & middle school?
Math.
What year did the last Residential School close?
1996/1997
What year was the "Indian Act" created?
1876
What are the "94 calls to action?" - What is its purpose?
A set of recommendations from Canada's Truth & Reconciliation Comission (TRC) aimed at redressing the legacy of the country's residential schools system & advancing reconciliation.
What is a cause and what is a consequence? Think of an example that shows a cause & consequence.
What is one of Mr. Spencer's favourite video games?
(6 possible answers)
2k, OSRS, Counter Strike, League of Legends, Final Fantasy Series, Football Manager