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What is the relationship between Canadian authorities and Canadian aboriginals

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  • contentious
  • attempt of Canadian authorities to assimilate First Nations into mainstream society
  • effects were and continue to be devastating to indigenous people
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What are residential schools

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  • Canadian government established in mid late 1800
  • run as a joint venture between federal government and various religions
  • established in all provinces and territories across Canada except Newfoundland and New Brunswick, PEI. Approx 130 residential schools across the country
  • most school closed late 1960/ early 70. Last ended in 1996; approx 150 000 native children attended
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What was the goal for residential schools

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  • long term goal: incorporate native populations into mainstream Canadian society and save them from a perceived ‘savage and unproductive state’ (white mans burden)
  • intended to accomplish the goal of assimilation by ‘ civilizing the so called ‘savage Indians’
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Who is Duncan campbell scott

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  • deputy superintendent general of Indian affairs made it his mission to get rid of the ‘Indian problem’
  • goal to kill the Indian in the child and turn them into respectable Canadian citizens
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Who went to residential schools

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  • aboriginal children from across the country were sent to these governments - funded schools to learn about European Canadian culture and society ( prevented from speaking there native language and forced to abandon their traditional lifestyle
  • attendance between 7 and 15 was mandatory; removing children from their communities, see essential to assimilation
  • schools deliberately far away so parents could not have easy access to children
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What happened to the survivors of residential schools

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  • some speak positive experiences, the vast majority describe their time in the school and abusive experience
  • many survivors become self destructive as a result of mental, physical, spiritual and emotional abuse that was inflicted upon them
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What happened in 1990

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Goverment made statement of reconciliation and established the aboriginal healing foundation
-> foundation; fund communities based on healing programs focusing on addressing the legacy of Indian residential schools. Initial budget 350 million, in 2005 gave an additional 40 mil (still needed support)

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What happened in 2006

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  • settlement package, Canadian government and the compliant settled 1.9 billion compensentation to benefit of thousands of survivors abuse at residential school
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How does the legacy of residential school affect children and grandchildren survivor

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  • school system stripped identity, language, culture of aboriginal people
  • effects of aboriginal children and youth experience today referred as ‘intergenerational impacts” of the residential experience
  • physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and substance abuse that exist in aboriginal community today is a direct result suffered in residential school
  • cultural genocide