{"id":21150,"date":"2024-09-24T15:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T19:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cssspnql.com\/orange-shirt-day\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:38:13","slug":"orange-shirt-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cssspnql.com\/en\/orange-shirt-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange Shirt Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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History of residential schools<\/span><\/span><\/h5>

Residential schools for First Nations children were present in Canada from the 17<\/span>th<\/span> century until the late 1990s, with the last school (Kivalliq Hall residential school in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) closing in 1997. The official residential school system was developed in the 19<\/span>th<\/span> and 20<\/span>th<\/span> centuries, with federal government intervention escalating from the 1880s onwards. It is estimated that at least 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis children attended these institutions in Canada. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

These schools, run mainly by religious organizations and funded by the federal government, were part of an assimilation policy aimed at destroying First Nations cultures and identities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

In 1920, an amendment to the <\/span>Indian Act <\/span><\/i>marked a turning point in the history of First Nations in Canada. This amendment made attendance at residential schools compulsory for Indigenous children.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Under this policy of forced assimilation, First Nations youth were uprooted from their families and communities, resulting in intergenerational trauma. These traumas stem not only from the scars left on the survivors but also the scars of the parents and grandparents, who saw their children and grandchildren torn from them.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

These children were forced to leave their homes and enter institutions that tried to erase their cultural identity. In these residential schools, they were forced to learn English and French, adopt the Christian religion and conform to the customs of the predominately white Canadian society. The children also suffered cultural, psychological, physical and sexual abuse. The purpose was\u202f\u201ckilling the Indian in the child,\u201d in the words used at the time, with the aim of completely assimilating Indigenous peoples into the dominant culture.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cThe Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) recognized 139 residential schools in Canada. This number excludes schools that operated without federal support, such as those run solely by religious orders or provincial governments.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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*It should be noted that the calculation of the number of residential schools may vary slightly depending on the criteria used to define what constitutes a residential school and on the historical period considered. However, the most commonly cited figure is 139, which is also the officially recognized number.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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An interactive map of residential schools is available on the Indigenous Services Canada website. This map shows the locations of former residential school sites recognized in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. It <\/span>also <\/span>provides <\/span>historical information for each residential school, including the period when it <\/span>operated<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>