Truth and reconciliation Indian Residential Schools in Canada
GoalS Educate students about Canada’s history with the First Nations population Evaluate effects of assimilative policies on a cultural group (K1-018) Evaluate effects of residential schools on Aboriginal communities (K1-018A) Describe the effects of stereotyping and labelling communities ((K1-019) Describe social injustices of Canada’s past in hopes of never repeating in the future ((KH-030 )
HOW WILL WE DO THIS? Explore various historical events in the residential schooling timeline Learn about Epi-genetics and the long term affects of trauma Watch videos and hear from survivors and their stories Discuss how we as a society can learn from this and compare residential schooling to others assimilative injustices
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