Residential Schools
Who funded Canadian Residential Schools?
Canadian Government and Churches.
What is Olemaun's sisters name AND what is her cousin's name?
Sister- Rosie/Cousin- Agnes
Who is the Author of Fatty Legs?
Margaret Pokiak-Fenton and Christy Jordan-Fenton.
This year is when the last residential school closed in Canada.
1996
True OR False? Fatty Legs is based on a true story.
True - biography
Who are "outsiders"?
People who worked at the school, spoke English, and had European ways. Settlers and colonizers.
This year is when the first residential school opened in Canada.
1831
Why did Olemaun want to go to residential school?
To learn to read.
Olemaun went to residential school so she could read this book.
Alice's Adventure in Wonderland
Besides classes what did the children have to do in Residential schools?
Chores
It is a soft boot, traditionally made of reindeer skin or sealskin.
Kamik
Name 2 reasons why Olemaun's father did not want her to go to residential school.
- Not able to learn to hunt, fish, etc.
- Won't be able to speak her own language
- Treated poorly
- It will change her/break her down (like when he describes the stone)
What can we now do as students? What can we do today?
We discuss what happened, we recogonize it affects us today, We learn more about each other, honour all cultures and Truth and Reconciliation throughout the year, wear orange shirts, learn more about Indigenous culture.
A type of jacket that was common among the Inuit
Parka
Where is the residential school located that Olemaun attends?
Aklavic