jan 1, 1884 - Legislation Creating Residential Schools Passed-1884
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https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schoolsResidential Schools were government controlled and sponsored religious schools with the intention to “brainwash” the Indian children into a European way of life. Their goal was to "kill the Indian in the child”.
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Date:
jan 1, 1884
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~ 142 years ago