Indigenous Child Removal in Canada
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Which organization was responsible for running the residential schools in Canada?

  • The United Nations
  • The Canadian government
  • Indigenous communities
  • The Catholic Church (correct)

    • What was the main purpose of the residential schools in Canada?

  • To provide education to indigenous children
  • To reunite children with their parents
  • To assimilate and christianize indigenous children (correct)
  • To preserve indigenous languages and traditions

    • How many children were forcibly taken from their parents and sent to residential schools in Canada?

  • More than 200,000
  • Over 150,000 (correct)
  • Around 100,000
  • Less than 50,000

    • When did the last residential school for indigenous children in Canada close?

    <p>1998</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happened to many of the children in the residential schools?

    <p>They were physically and sexually abused</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What brought new attention to the shameful history of residential schools in Canada?

    <p>Last year, when archaeologists detected what they believed to be 200 unmarked graves at an old school in Canada, it brought new attention to one of the most shameful chapters of that nation's history.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the residential schools in Canada?

    <p>They were designed to assimilate and Christianize indigenous children by ripping them from their parents, their culture, and their community.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the consequences for indigenous children in the residential schools?

    <p>The children were often referred to as savages, forbidden from speaking their languages or practicing their traditions, and many were physically and sexually abused. Thousands of children never made it home.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the last residential school for indigenous children in Canada close?

    <p>The last of Canada's 139 residential schools for indigenous children closed in 1998.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many children were forcibly taken from their parents and sent to residential schools in Canada?

    <p>More than 150,000 children from hundreds of indigenous communities across Canada were forcibly taken from their parents by the government and sent to residential schools funded by the state and run by churches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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