residental school
what would happen if a child spoke their language?
they would be severely punished even beaten.
why did the government start the act?
to absorb indigenous people into a "regular Canadian" by flooding their minds with new cultural perspectives.
what year did the Indian act start?
1876, April 12th
what prime minister attempted to end the entire Indian act?
prime minister Trudeau in 1969
what was the point of residential schools?
To "kill the Indian in the child" by brainwashing the child away from their own culture.
what animal was attempted to be hunted to extinction? why?
the bison, They we the main source of food and key to an indigenous persons life.
what year did the Indian Act end?
1985
who ended the Indian act?
No one has it's still around, It has been amended so many times that it has essentially killed the whole act.
who started residential school?
Christian churches and the Canadian government.
who was the man who apologized for redidental school?
steven harper
how did an indigenous person lose their status during the act? and why did they need their status?
if a woman/man wanted an education their status would be removed which meant they would have no rights. They would not be able to vote or participate in regular human practices.
what groups did not get affected by the Indian Act?
metis and Inuit
what year did residential school end?
1996 was the year the last residential school ended.
why did the government ban indigenous traditions?
because they thought it was pointless and it was a part of their culture and the government wanted indigenous people as far away from their culture as possible.
what year did the residential school begin?
1883