1. Residential School Legacy
A Shameful Event In Canadian History

2. Where Were They? Residential Schools were located all across Canada.
In total there were 130 schools located across Canada.

3. Background
The first residential school was set up in the late1800s by the missionaries.
They wanted to Christianize and educate the natives.
The government helped support the residential school system.
The Indian Act was enacted which gave the Federal government the authority to control Indian Education.

4. The Schools
The schools were located in almost every province in Canada. Except for PEI, New Brunswick and NFLD.
There were 130 of them.
Most schools closed by the mid 1970’s.
The last school closed in 1996.

5. Attending The Schools
The Indian Act stated it was mandatory for status Indians to attend residential school.
Children as young as 6 would be removed from their families to attend school.
They would have to stay their for 10 months every year.

6. They Could Not… Speaking their own languages was forbidden.
They could not practice any of their cultural activities.
They could not speak to other family members.
If they did any of these things they would get physically punished.

7. When They Arrived…
The students were only given one set of school clothes and one set of work clothes.
The students were assigned daily chores.
They were forced to get their hair cut very short, even for girls.
The children got their names changed.

8. What Is The Indian Act?
The Indian Act of 1876 decided who ”Indians” really were.
Those who entered into treaties were status Indians, and only they had the right to live on reserve lands.

9. A Typical Day

10. Pelican Lake Day School
Sioux Lookout Ontario
Opened: 1911 Closed: 1973

12. Classrooms

14. BEFORE
After
Thomas Moore Keswick enrolled at Regina Indian Industrial School in (No. 22) Died 4 years later

15. The Girls Chores

16. The Boys Chores

17. Today
How do you think this effected the First Nations future generations?

18. The Effects of Residential Schools
Click the link below to watch a really interesting short documentary about how Residential Schools affect the following generations
Wab Kinew Documentary (YouTube)

19. THE END