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Study period at a Roman Catholic Indian Residential School in Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories. The Canadian Indian residential school system [a] was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. [b] The network was funded by the Canadian government's Department of Indian Affairs and administered by various Christian churches.
Study period at a Roman Catholic Indian Residential School in Fort Resolution, NWT. Indigenous people of Canada have long referred to the residential school system as genocide, [113] [114] [115] with scholars referring to the system as genocidal since the 1990s. [5]
The Canadian Indian residential school system [nb 1] was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous children directed and funded by the Department of Indian Affairs. [2] Administered by various Christian churches and funded by the Canadian government from 1828 to 1997 Canadian Indian residential school system attempted to assimilate ...
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA; French: Convention de règlement relative aux pensionnats indiens, CRRPI [1]) is an agreement between the government of Canada and approximately 86,000 Indigenous peoples in Canada who at some point were enrolled as children in the Canadian Indian residential school system, a system which was in place between 1879 and 1997.
In August 2018, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society announced the release of the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada, an encyclopedia with content including information about indigenous lands, languages, communities, treaties, and cultures, and topics such as the Canadian Indian residential school system, racism, and cultural appropriation. [83]
The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (sometimes shortened to T&R Day) (NDTR; French: Journée nationale de la vérité et de la réconciliation), originally and still colloquially known as Orange Shirt Day (French: Jour du chandail orange), [1] is a Canadian day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and multi-generational effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system. [2]
In 2021, Senator Lynn Beyak generated controversy and was accused of genocide denial in the Canadian Indian residential school system after she voiced disapproval of the final Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada report, saying that it had omitted the positives of the schools.
"Imagine a Canada," a national art and essay program engaging Canadian youth in thinking about what reconciliation can look like. [ 13 ] "Lessons from the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement," an initiative seeking input and feedback from survivors on their experiences with the settlement agreement, and to foster discussion about ...