Residential schools were an attempt by the canadian government to assimilate First Nation children into canadian culture. Residential schools took children from their homes and beat the native out of them. There was two sides to every story. Overall Residential schools were justified as well as unjustified because there were some good experiences as well as bad.
Citizen one believes that residential schools were justified because they took orphans and children out of bad home lives. The church obeyed the canadian law and simply integrated aboriginal people. I disagree with this opinion because they were taken out of one bad situation and put into another. Some children refused to co-operate with the operations of the kitchen or classroom, …show more content…
They were justified because they learned how to survive in society with the new cultures and languages. Students would also learn skills that would allow them to earn a living as adults. They were not justified due to the constant abuse were kids had to sleep with their hands on their heads and not under the blankets to prevent them from touching themselves but the nuns would sexualiy abuse them.
Citizen three believes they were not justified because the long lasting problems. At some residential schools they witnessed so much trauma they lived in constant fear. Although some students left with happy memories, the general experience of residential school students was more negative than positive. The food was low in quantity and poor in quality, preparation did nothing to enhance its appeal. Clothing was ill-fitting, shabby and, in the case of winter clothing not very good to keep them warm.
Residential schools were a living hell for some people and others had a better time. By 1986 most schools had either been closed or turned over to local bands. In 2007 the Federal Government and the churches sent out an apology to all the formers survivors of the residential schools in
Citizen one believes that residential schools were justified because they took orphans and children out of bad home lives. The church obeyed the canadian law and simply integrated aboriginal people. I disagree with this opinion because they were taken out of one bad situation and put into another. Some children refused to co-operate with the operations of the kitchen or classroom, …show more content…
They were justified because they learned how to survive in society with the new cultures and languages. Students would also learn skills that would allow them to earn a living as adults. They were not justified due to the constant abuse were kids had to sleep with their hands on their heads and not under the blankets to prevent them from touching themselves but the nuns would sexualiy abuse them.
Citizen three believes they were not justified because the long lasting problems. At some residential schools they witnessed so much trauma they lived in constant fear. Although some students left with happy memories, the general experience of residential school students was more negative than positive. The food was low in quantity and poor in quality, preparation did nothing to enhance its appeal. Clothing was ill-fitting, shabby and, in the case of winter clothing not very good to keep them warm.
Residential schools were a living hell for some people and others had a better time. By 1986 most schools had either been closed or turned over to local bands. In 2007 the Federal Government and the churches sent out an apology to all the formers survivors of the residential schools in