Residential Schools and the Sixties Scoop
First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Studies · Grade 11 · Historical Contexts and Colonial Impacts · 2.º Período

Residential Schools and the Sixties Scoop

Investigate the history and devastating intergenerational impacts of the residential school system and the Sixties Scoop. Explore the findings and Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

Ontario Curriculum ExpectationsC3.1 Analyze the impact of the residential school systemD2.1 Evaluate the effects of the Sixties Scoop on Indigenous communities

About This Topic

Investigate the history and devastating intergenerational impacts of the residential school system and the Sixties Scoop. Explore the findings and Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).

Key Questions

  1. What were the objectives and realities of the residential school system?
  2. How did the Sixties Scoop further disrupt Indigenous families?
  3. What is the significance of the TRC's Calls to Action?

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