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1. • • Funded by governments and generally run by various Christian denominations, residential schools housed abducted Indigenous children far away from their families and often punished them for any display of their native language, customs, beliefs or values (1, 2, 3).
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   What is a Native American boarding school?

   • Native American Boarding Schools (also known as Indian Boarding Schools) were established by the U.S. government in the late 19th century as an effort to assimilate Indigenous youth into mainstream American culture through education.

   The U.S. history of Native American Boarding Schools

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   How did boarding schools differ from residential schools in Canada?

   • U.S. government boarding schools and Canada’s residential schools did share features in common. Family separation, enforcing the English language – or French, in some areas of Canada – manual labor training and the imposition of Christianity were core characteristics.

   Christianity was a major part of Indigenous boarding schools – a

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   How many Indian boarding schools were there?

   • The U.S. federal government, on the other hand, operated its own Indian school system both on and off the reservations. Twenty-five were off-reservation boarding schools, the first of which was established in 1879: the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, whose most famous student was the Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe.

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   What is a residential school?

   • Residential schools were government-sponsored religious schools that were established to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture. Although the first residential facilities were established in New France, the term usually refers to schools established after 1880.

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   How many boarding schools were there in America?

   • Twenty-five were off-reservation boarding schools, the first of which was established in 1879: the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, whose most famous student was the Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe. The boarding schools dominated Indian education in the U.S. for a half-century.

   Christianity was a major part of Indigenous boarding schools – a

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   What was the purpose of residential schools?

   • The purpose of residential schools was to educate and convert Indigenous youth and to assimilate them into Canadian society. How many students attended residential schools? An estimated 150,000 children attended residential schools. How many children died at residential schools?

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   Jul 29, 2022 · A historian of the residential schools explains how religion played a key role in assimilationist systems for Indigenous children in Canada and the United States.

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   The Canadian Indian residential school system [nb 1] was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous peoples. [nb 2] The network was funded by the Canadian government's Department of Indian Affairs and administered by various Christian churches.

5. education.historicacanada.ca › files › 619RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS IN CANADA - Historica Canada

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   Residential schools were government-sponsored Christian schools established to assimilate Indigenous children into settler-Canadian society. Successive Canadian governments used legislation to strip Indigenous peoples of their basic human and legal rights and to gain control over Indigenous lives, their lands, and natural rights and resources.

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   May 30, 2021 · What are Residential Schools? Residential Schools were “schools” that were set up by the Canadian government but administered by churches. The Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ontario, was the first to open in 1831, and the Gordon Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan, being the last to close in 1996.

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   Oct 10, 2012 · Residential schools were government-sponsored religious schools that were established to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture. Although the first residential facilities were established in New France, the term usually refers to schools established after 1880.

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8. www.theindigenousfoundation.org › articles › usThe U.S. history of Native American Boarding Schools

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   May 30, 2021 · Native American Boarding Schools (also known as Indian Boarding Schools) were established by the U.S. government in the late 19th century as an effort to assimilate Indigenous youth into mainstream American culture through education.

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   4 days ago · The U.S. government operated the boarding schools directly or paid Christian churches to run them.Historians and scholars have written about the history of Indian boarding schools for decades. But ...