SOWK 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Indian Act, Psychological Abuse

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Oppression well documented. (royal commission on aboriginal peoples 1996. ) Aboriginal communities by divesting them of land, culture, language and tribal authority. The indian act was instrumental in this process. Over 130 residential schools were located across the country, and the last school closed in 1996. These government-funded, church-run schools were set up to eliminate parental involvement in the intellectual, cultural, and spiritual development of aboriginal children. During this era, more than 150,000 first nations, m tis, and inuit children were placed in these schools often against their parents" wishes. Many were forbidden to speak their language and practice their own culture. While there is an estimated 80,000 former students living today, the ongoing impact of residential schools has been felt throughout generations and has contributed to social problems that continue to exist. From the 1980s on, former students launched legal campaigns to push the government and churches to recognize the abuses of the system, and to provide some compensation.

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