Canadian Indian residential school system

The residential school system in Canada was a joint initiative between the Canadian Government and the broader Christian Church. The Canadian government involved itself in residential schools to further exert their power over the Indigenous population. As government-funded “institutionalized instruments of control” (Steckley 310, 2017), residential schools can be understood within the context of Erving Goffman’s definition of a total institution. This definition is applicable as Indigenous…

In 19th century, the Canadian government and churches Christianized the aborigines and assimilate them into mainstream society. The government believed that their responsibility educated the aboriginal children for adopting white lifestyles. They compulsorily disunite the children from their indigenous families and sent them into residential schools. The Schools made many dehumanized actions towards aboriginal people that acts were extremely painful to many of the Canadian First Nations. The…

Yuxweluptun). Lawrence Paul’s Portrait of a Residential School Child created in 2013 with acrylic on canvas creates a reflection on Canadian history (seen on the right); it was featured at the “Witnesses: Art and Canada’s Indian Residential Schools” catalogue in an exhibition held at the University of British Columbia First Nations House of Learning on November 1, 2011 (Canadian Art Witnesses Art and Canadas Indian Residential Schools Comments). The Canadian Art Foundation states that “[Lawrence…

Residential schools have caused irreparable damages throughout the generations of First Nations people and families. Today, the children and grandchildren of residential school survivors suffer the consequences of what their past generations went through. Its effects have manifested in self-abuse, resulting in high rates of substance abuse, alcoholism, and suicide. Among First Nations people aged 10 to 45, suicide and self-injury is the top cause of death, responsible for 40 percent of…

Every system, it is set up in a way to disadvantage individuals who do not identify as a heterosexual white male or woman. In this case, I am speaking about the child welfare system and the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children. In terms of investigation of maltreatment, Aboriginal children are higher than those involving non-Aboriginal children (Hick & Stokes, 2016). The overrepresentation of Aboriginal children can be linked to the sixties scoops, colonization, and residential schools.…

Introduction When the Canadian settlers headed west, and as they laid claim to many territories, many problems arose. The civil rights of the native peoples were, once again, tested. Their culture, and power was significantly weakened, as the Canadian government created and signed many acts as to oppress them. And while the government acted incompetently in the development and infrastructure of the tribes, something we still see today, it can be argued that their attempts of assimilation of the…

is about a boy aged 12 and named Chanie (Charlie) Wenjack, he intended to return home from the ruthless Residential School. In 1963, Canadian government took the 9 years old him away from his friends, parents, and homeland. Unfortunately, he died on October 22, 1966. In the frigid winter of Kenora, he was walking on the railroad, trying to escape from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian residential school; however, his family was 400 miles away. According to the Secret Path website, Chanie’s story…

the Government of Canada began to establish the Indian Residential School (IRS) system. This was the government’s bid to provide education according to treaty promises. The IRS progressed slowly at the beginning. However, under the Indian Act of in 1920, it became mandatory for every Indian child to attend a residential school and made it illegal for them to attend any other educational institution. Authorities would frequently take children to schools far from their home communities as part of…

and Indian Residential Schools in Canada and the authors of the article are David B. MacDonald and Graham Hudson. The main point of this article is to question whether residential schools were a form of genocide towards Indigenous peoples of Canada. The United Nations Genocide Committee’s is used to interpret claims of genocide. This article looks at the different interpretations of the term genocide. The article then takes those different interpretations, and applies them to the residential…

Residential schools established after the 1880s. Christian churches and Canadian government originally conceived the residential schools. In all residential schools, everything was structured, and children had to follow all rules without regret. We watched a few videos, and the survivor that we chose to research about is Luille Mattess who attended Legac Residential School when she was six years old. We chose Luille because we both thought that she was the one who was telling the story with…