100 Years of Loss
Timeline focusing on the evolution of the residential school system in Canada.
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Timeline focusing on the evolution of the residential school system in Canada.
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Looks at whether or not the Catholic entities have met their commitment to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation under the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Indian Affairs Minister Jim Prentice announces, "Métis students who attended the [Ile-a-la-Crosse Residential] school" will not be part of the Indian residential school compensation agreement.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.
Overview of the history of First Nations people, with special attention given to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Topics covered include: education, legal status and the Indian Affairs Department. Excerpt from: Canada and Its Provinces, Vol. V, edited by Adam Shortt and Arthur Doughty.
Teacher's resource includes lesson plans, classroom activities, links to online resources, and worksheets divided into five sections with associated themes: human geography (Indigenous peoples, civilizations and territories; contact to 1763 (encounters with Europeans); 1763 to 1876 (oral histories and biographies); 1876 to 1914 (policies and politics); 1914 to 1982 (separate and unequal); and 1980s to present day (toward reconciliation).