- Definition
Residential schools were places run by the government and churches where Indigenous children were forced to go, aiming to make them abandon their own cultures and adopt Canadian ways instead. This system tried to erase their languages, traditions, and ways of life.
residential school system/residential schools is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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