Residential schools in Canada
  • 1. What was the primary purpose of residential schools in Canada?
A) To assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture
B) To educate Indigenous children about their culture
C) To provide vocational training
D) To promote land rights
  • 2. Which government policy was responsible for the establishment of residential schools?
A) Treaty System
B) Indian Act
C) Metis Rights Policy
D) Land Claims Agreements
  • 3. Which Indigenous group was primarily affected by residential schools?
A) Only Inuit
B) Only Métis
C) Only First Nations
D) First Nations, Inuit, and Métis
  • 4. What did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada focus on?
A) Economic development
B) Environmental issues
C) Residential schools
D) Political rights
  • 5. Which group of people were often forced to work in residential schools?
A) Community leaders
B) Teachers
C) Indigenous children
D) Government officials
  • 6. In what year did the last residential school close?
A) 1996
B) 1984
C) 1982
D) 2000
  • 7. Which was a common method of discipline in residential schools?
A) Positive reinforcement
B) Counseling
C) Cultural instruction
D) Corporal punishment
  • 8. What is a significant legacy of the residential school system?
A) Successful integration of Indigenous peoples
B) Revival of Indigenous languages
C) Economic prosperity for all
D) Intergenerational trauma
  • 9. What did the Canadian government officially apologize for in 2008?
A) Treaties with Métis
B) Indigenous land rights
C) The Indian Act
D) The residential school system
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