Residential Schools in Canada
Harkiran Kullar and Sahiba Dhaliwal The residential school system was one of the most impactful and damaging policies implemented by the Canadian government against Indigenous peoples. For over a century, indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families and placed in various boarding schools. These schools were funded by the government and primarily operated by Christian churches. While the government framed the system as an institution to provide advancements in education...