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- It was created to make Indigenous children forced to abandon their language, cultural beliefs, and their way of life.
- To make Indigenous children conform to the Euro-Canadian culture, Christian ways of living, and to the mainstream Canadian Society.
- “I want to get rid of the Indian problem. I do not think as a matter of fact, that the country ought to continuously protect a class of people who are able to stand alone... Our objective is to continue until there is not a single Indian in Canada that has not been absorbed into the body politic and there is no Indian question, and no Indian Department.” Duncan Campbell Scott, Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs, 1920.

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- The last residential school in Saskatchewan, Canada closed down back in 1996 - closing decades to the 20th century.

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- Residentials schools were created and started between the 1870s and the 1990s.

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- Ontario
- Quebec
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Nova Scotia
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut

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- The goal of residential schools in Canada is to incorporate Indigenous children into the society of what a 'True Canadian' is.
- It was created to 'civilize' the Indigenous people.

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- Residential schools were religious school establishments that were sponsored and supervised by the Canadian Government and religious denominations.
- There were 139 residential Schools in Canada.

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- Indigenous children between the ages of 4-16 years old.
- 150,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Métis children.

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Who was involved in the creation of the residential school system?

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Who was involved in the creation of the residential school system?

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- The Canadian Government
- Anglican churches
- Roman Catholic churches
- Methodist churches
- Presbyterian churches
- United Churches
- Provincial Governments
- Various Religious Orders