1. By: Cayden, SADIE AND LARYSSA
Residential Schools 
By: Cayden, SADIE AND LARYSSA

2. WHO was involved
Sir Charles Bagot, Gov. Gen, decided to assimilate aboriginal children into Canadian society
The Bagot Commission Act allowed residential schools to help with the process
Indigenous and aboriginal leaders also thought residential schools would be good to help the children make a successful transition to the new world/society
Sir John A. Macdonald created a fund to support the school system
Catholic churches ran the residential school, taught the children
An estimated kids attended the schools and 6000 of those died.  Records are incomplete so they are only estimates.

3. What is a residential school?
A boarding school
Supported by the Canadian government
Made for aboriginal children to assimilate them into the Canadian society
They were isolated from their culture and had to give it up
Removed from their homes and families
Taught to forget their culture
Eliminate parental influence of culture on their kids
Indian Act 1876, made attendance mandatory

4. How were they treated?
...in my first meeting with the teacher , he showed me a long black leather strap and told me, threw the interpreter, "if you are ever caught speaking Indian this is what you will get across you hands."
Considered less than equal
If mentioned their culture/family or spoke in their first language, they would be abused
Some would try to escape
When they were caught leaving or disobeyed the rules, there would be severe punishments (physical and emotional abuse)

5. Where were the residential schools
Schools were located in every province and territory in Canada except for:
     Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland
The schools operated from 1870s to 1990s
     

6. Why were there residential schools?
To assimilate different cultures (intergrate them into Canadian society)
Remove and isolate from the influence of their home, family, traditions and cultures.

7. Before and after
This is what it would look like after they cut their hair and change their clothes.  It shows how they would change their look so they would forget their culture.

8. This would be at bedtime when they pray before going to bed that the catholic priests would teach them to do

9. Historical significance
It is significant today because we now see it as a symbol of racism and discrimination of our country’s history
We have learned from their mistakes
Aboriginals have learned to stand up for their rights
We today now know the difference between right and wrong from our past
We know that residential schools were abusive and went against all aboriginal rights
Created Truth and Reconciliation commission of Canada to help others understand the history of the tragedy
To bring both cultures together to have a mutual understanding and respect for each other

10. Newspaper article
This shows what goes on inside a residential school.  That it isn't the safest place.

11. Letter from a residential school
Students were allowed to send letters home from the school.
Most likely the letters were read by someone else before sent home to make sure they weren’t revealing what was going on during school, how they were treated

12. A day in a residential school
5.30 
Pupils rise 
6.00 
Chapel [religious service] 
6.30–7.15 
Bedmaking, washing, milking and pumping 
7.15–7.30 
Inspection of pupils in the school rooms to see if they are clean and properly dressed, their condition, health & c., a note being taken of those requiring attention, if of clothes, this is done by the sister directly after dinner 
7.30 
Breakfast 
8.00–9.00 
Fatigue [chores] for small boys 
8.00 
Trade boys go to work 
9.00–12.00 
School with 15 minutes recess. 
12.00–12.10 
Prepare for dinner [lunch] 
12.10–12.40 
Dinner [lunch] 
12.40–2.00 
Recreation 
2.00–4.00 
School and Trades 
4.45–6.00 
Fatigue [chores], such as milking, carrying coal, ashes, filling tanks, wood boxes, pumping, sweeping 
6.00–6.10 
Prepare for supper 
6.10–6.40 
Supper 
6.40–8.00 
Prayer and retire [to bed] 
A day in a residential school

13.  sources
significance/amp/
canadiangenocide.nativeweb.org
archives.algomau.ca