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Cover illustration by Lakeisha Marie Residential Schools and its Lasting Impacts on Indigenous Communities Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes (TW: Violence, genocide, sexual violence) What are Residential Schools? Residential Schools were “schools” that were set up by the Canadian gov

For a period of more than 150 years, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation children were taken from their families and communities to attend schools which were often located far from their homes. More than 150,000 children attended Indian Residential Schools. Many never returned. The first church-run Indian Residential School was opened in 1831. By

Healing the impacts of Residential Schools Between 1831 and 1996, residential schools operated in Canada through arrangements between the Government of Canada and the church. One common objective defined this period — the

How Residential Schools affected survivors and their children and grandchildren.Click here for the full story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal»»» Subscribe...

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