Samantha Penney
November 7, 2017
Social Studies 10-1
Mrs. Cox
Some of the people who would agree with the building of residential schools is the government because they thought that they were providing First Nation children with a good education and healthy lifestyle. First nations might disagree with the government. In the 1800’s the Canadian government decided to open residential schools to assimilate First Nations into being like them. In the source there is a quote about residential schools, it states it is unfair to judge a government's actions from a “modern perspective’, and that Canadian residential schools “provided good teaching”, and gave the children a place to be cared for. It also made the point that the church was
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The federal government’s attempt to wipe out Aboriginal cultures failed, But it left an urgent need for reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities with Residential school system was consolidated by the federal government in the 19th century, from then on it was mostly funded by the government, overseen by government officials and run by various churches, The Residential school system was rooted in principle, the government's determination to provide education to Indigenous children. The policy was often aimed at assimilating a population often understood as an obstacle to the nation. Not all residential schools abused the children they had taken , their entire purpose was to erase the indian out of them and to know more about canadian culture. It is unfair to judge the government's actions from a modern perspective only because their current point of view towards the situation has changed since it last shutdown in 1996, the residential schools opened in the early 1930’s with more than 17,000 enrolled students in 80 schools. In the modern days residential schools were government sponsored …show more content…
clothes were clean and the meals were something that the children enjoyed. Children from residential schools have left with more canadian culture, good training, and good language. The indian residential school affects all canadians, our society condoned the forcible removal of children from their families and home communities, many had an abusive and horrifying experience and some did not have it that bad. I believe that there is a lot more horrible things that overrule the good things in residential schools. The government ran the schools and the church continued the law, children were taught how to take care of themselves everyday, they taught them how to belong and according to the source gave them a good education
In the 1950s and 1960s, the government began abolishing the compulsory residential school education among Aboriginal people. The government believed that Aboriginal children could receive a better education if they were integrated into the public school system (Hanson). However, residential schools were later deemed inappropriate because not only were the children taken away from their culture, their families and their people, but the majority of students were abus...
This again shows the traumatic effects of residential schools and of cultural, psychological, and emotional upheaval caused by the intolerance and mistreatment of Aboriginals in Canada. Settlers not only displaced Aboriginal people from their land and their homes, but they also experienced emotional trauma and cultural displacement.
...ed in out-of-home care during those years were Aboriginal, yet Aboriginal children made up less than 5% of the total child population in Canada (Brown et al., 2005).” The number of First Nations children from reserves placed in out-of-home care grew rapidly between 1995 and 2001, increasing by 71.5% (Brown et al., 2005). In Manitoba, Aboriginal children made up nearly 80% of children living in out-of-home care in 2000 (Brown et al., 2005). These staggering numbers are the reason why researchers and advocates blame the residential schools as the main historical culprit for today’s phenomenon of the over-representation of Aboriginal children in the child welfare system. The sections below will highlight how residential schools shaped child welfare system in Canada today, which help to explain the over-representation of Aboriginal children in the child welfare system.
Barman argues that this failure rests on four attributes to the system of residential schooling including: 1) the assumption of sameness of Aboriginal people across, Canada; 2) the allocation of time Aboriginal students spent in class in comparison to their non-Aboriginal counter parts; 3) the inadequate form of instruction given to Aboriginal children and the quality of teachers; and finally 4) the underfunding of residential
During the 19th century the Canadian government established residential schools under the claim that Aboriginal culture is hindering them from becoming functional members of society. It was stated that the children will have a better chance of success once they have been Christianised and assimilated into the mainstream Canadian culture. (CBC, 2014) In the film Education as We See It, some Aboriginals were interviewed about their own experiences in residential schools. When examining the general topic of the film, conflict theory is the best paradigm that will assist in understanding the social implications of residential schools. The film can also be illustrated by many sociological concepts such as agents of socialization, class inequality, and language as a cultural realm.
Aboriginal people in Canada are the native peoples in North America within the boundaries of present-day Canada. In the 1880’s there was a start of residential schools which took Aboriginal kids from their family to schools to learn the Roman Catholics way of culture and not their own. In residential schools Aboriginal languages were forbidden in most operations of the school, Aboriginal ways were abolished and the Euro-Canadian manner was held out as superior. Aboriginal’s residential schools are careless, there were mental and physical abuse, Aboriginals losing their culture and the after effects of residential schools.
When residential schools were still around, the priests and nuns took away the kids from their families without their approval by using force. Many of the kids were physically and sexually abused, forced to learn English and adopt Christianity. The first nation children were not allowed to follow their culture, they were owned by the Europeans, and this is what happened to the third estate where they were forced to obey the laws of the corrupt people. Some kids were injured and even killed in the process. These acts show how the priests and nuns “killed the Indian in the child.” Residential schools were eventually shut down in 1996. Taking away the child by force without the families’ permission, killing their culture, and abusing them shows how they took away the rights of the First
The Indian Residential schools and the assimilating of First Nations people are more than a dark spot in Canada’s history. It was a time of racist leaders, bigoted white men who saw no point in working towards a lasting relationship with ingenious people. Recognition of these past mistakes, denunciation, and prevention steps must be taking intensively. They must be held to the same standard that we hold our current government to today. Without that standard, there is no moving forward. There is no bright future for Canada if we allow these injustices to be swept aside, leaving room for similar mistakes to be made again. We must apply our standards whatever century it was, is, or will be to rebuild trust between peoples, to never allow the abuse to be repeated, and to become the great nation we dream ourselves to be,
Schissel, Bernard, and Terry Wotherspoon. “The Legacy of Residential Schools.” Inequality in Canada: A Reader on the Intersections of Gender, Race, and Class. 2nd ed. Ed. Valerie Zawilski. Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 2010. 102-121. Print.
The creation of the Residential Schools is now looked upon to be a regretful part of Canada’s past. The objective: to assimilate and to isolate First Nations and Aboriginal children so that they could be educated and integrated into Canadian society. However, under the image of morality, present day society views this assimilation as a deliberate form of cultural genocide. From the first school built in 1830 to the last one closed in 1996, Residential Schools were mandatory for First Nations or Aboriginal children and it was illegal for such children to attend any other educational institution. If there was any disobedience on the part of the parents, there would be monetary fines or in the worst case scenario, trouble with Indian Affairs.
The issue of whether charter or public schools are more beneficial for students has been an ongoing debate. The question that arise is which type provides a better education. Having gone to a charter high school myself, I got to see and experience first-hand the benefits of going to a charter school as well as realizing the issues charter schools face here in Oklahoma. These problems need to address in order to guarantee that students are getting the best education that they can get. We are facing an epidemic today with our education system and charter schools could be the solution. There may be opponents to the idea of having charter schools, but they have been wildly successful lately and are quickly expanded throughout the states. This is due to the fact that charter schools can benefit people economically, educationally, and as well as socially.
The government’s goal of the Residential School System was to remove and isolate the children from their families and their culture in order to assimilate the Indigenous race to the dominant new Canadian culture. What the citizens did not know about was the
News, CBC. "A History of Residential Schools in Canada." CBCnews. CBC/Radio Canada, 07 Jan. 2014. Web. 26 May 2014. .
First Nations children suffered many forms of abuse at the hands of the Canadian Government (Oh, Canada!) under the guise of residential schools. The purposes of the residential schools were to remove First Nations children from the influence of their families and cultures, and to intergrade them into the dominant culture (The Residential School System). This was done under the assumption that First Nations culture was lesser, “to kill the Indian in the child” as it was commonly said. The children were forcibly separated from their families to live in year-round schools where they were taught “white man” curriculum, with a two-month vacation time, completely separated from their Aboriginal heritage and forbidden from speaking their own languages (The Residential School System). If these rules, along with many others, were broken the punishments were severe (Oh, Canada!). Residential school survivors spoke of their horrible abuse during their time at the schools, including: sexual, physical and psychological (The Psychological and Intergenerational Impacts of the Indian Residential School System). The students received an inferior education, usually only taught up to grade five, training them for manual labor jobs (The Residential School System). The residential school system undermined First Nations culture and disrupted families for generations, leaving severe psychological damage in not only the survivors but also their families and the following generations (The Psychological and Intergenerational Impacts of the Indian Residential School System). Many students grew up without experiencing a family life, never gaining the experience and knowledge necessary to raise a family of their own. The effects of the schools were far reac...
I have chosen to write this essay about homeschooling. Homeschooling is one option for schooling children, along with public and private schools. Many people do not believe in homeschooling because they do not trust that parents are teaching their children correctly. They argue that parents can’t teach their children without proper training and that without it. They also worry that students will not learn to socialize or function in society and that homeschooling is just a way to hide children from the real world. A lot of people fear homeschooling because they do not know very much about that form of education. On the other hand many peoples opinion is that homeschooling has many benefits and that it gives