First Residential Schools

Around 1870 the first residential schools opened forging Canada’s dark history. Aboriginal children were removed from their families and homes when the residentials schools had opened. They were funded under the authority of the Government of Canada. The purpose of these residentials schools was to remove and isolate children from their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture. At least 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis children were separated from their families to attend residential schools. Although the last residential school closed in the late 1990s the loss had affected many deeply.

Intro #2: Quotations
"Reconciliation is about forging and maintaining respectful relationships. There