Imporant Dates by Year
Last School Closure
1996
Anxiety
Chronic disease related to blood glucose levels
Diabetes
What was given in place of a name?
A number
Indian Act Came into effect?
1876
Feelings of inadequacy, guilt, can impact sleep and appetite
Depression
trouble seeing
Vision Impairment
Aim of residential schools
cultural assimilation
Indigenous Traditions Banned
1885
Using drugs and/or alcohol as a coping mechanism
Substance Misuse
Weakened immune system, spread through bodily fluids
HIV/AIDS
Act created to support survivors
Truth and Reconciliation Act
When did TRC Start?
2008
Triggered by a terrifying event- flashbacks, nightmares, anxiety
PTSD
disease caused by uncontrolled division of abnormal cells
Cancer
How many children attended residential schools
150,000
First School Opening
feelings of sadness and isolation
Loneliness
an infectious lung disease
Tuberculosis
Who funded the schools
Government of Canada