apr 1, 1920 - Residential Schools Become Mandatory
Description:
Residential Schools Become MandatoryDeputy Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, Duncan Campbell Scott, makes attendance at residential school mandatory for every First Nations child between 7 and 16 years of age. This policy was also inconsistently applied to Métis and Inuit children.
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Date:
apr 1, 1920
Now
~ 105 years ago