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ASSIGNMENT: Listening - Aboriginals/Residential Schools

True or False:

1. The highest number of residential schools in Canada was 18 in 1913.
2. There were approximately 9000 students in residential schools in 1945.
3. Students' time was divided between attending classes and meeting their families.
4. Students were not forced to speak, think, dress, and act like non-Aboriginal Canadians.
5. Some of the punishments the students faced were cutting off their braids and being forced to remove their clothes.
6. Sometimes the students had to endure sexual abuse at the hands of dormitory supervisors, educators, and administrators.
7. In 1989, the United Church formally apologized for its role in the residential school system.
8. There are no more survivors of the residential schools.
9. The unemployment rate among Aboriginals is lower than that of non-Aboriginal people.
10. The largest settlement in Canadian history is the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.



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The Indian Residential School System in Canada involved assimilating Aboriginal children and had a dark history of abuse and trauma, leading to a lasting impact on Indigenous communities.


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Indian Residential School System in Canada

True or False:

  1. True. In 1913, the highest number of residential schools in Canada was indeed 18.
  2. False. The correct number of students in residential schools in 1945 was about 9,000.
  3. False. Students' time in residential schools was not divided between classes and family time, as they were often kept away from their families.
  4. False. Students were forced to speak, dress, and act like non-Aboriginal Canadians, as part of the assimilation process.
  5. True. Punishments like cutting off braids and forcing students to remove clothes did occur in residential schools.
  6. True. Sadly, some students did face sexual abuse in residential schools.
  7. True. In 1989, the United Church apologized for its role in the residential school system.
  8. False. There are survivors of residential schools who endured its traumas.
  9. False. The unemployment rate among Aboriginals is higher than non-Aboriginal people.
  10. True. The Indian residential school settlement agreement is indeed the largest settlement in Canadian history.

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