Residential Schools: Origins and Early Operation
Examining the origins and early operation of schools designed to 'kill the Indian in the child.'
Key Questions
- Explain the role Christian churches played in the administration of residential schools.
- Analyze how the Davos-Scott report described the health conditions in these schools.
- Critique the stated goals of residential schools versus their actual outcomes.
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