1. Residential Schools
Ms. Dow
Socials 10

2. What happened? First Peoples children required to attend
Children used for cultural assimilation

3. Who is involved?
Canadian Government
First Peoples
Churches

4. When/Where
Canada
Required in 1876
Last one closed in 1997

5. Why important? Compensation?
Many examples of abuse
Cultural extinction
Apology/Truth and Reconciliation (TRC)

6. How did I do?
30 word summary
What else was helpful? Not helpful?

7. Presentation Rules Less than 30 words 1 slide per section
1-3 concise points per slide
Expand on your information verbally
1 slide per section
- No more than 5
Include relevant images

8. Chinese Workers on the CPR
What Happened?
Very low wages ($1/day – half of other workers)
Most dangerous work ( deaths)
Who was involved?
Chinese workers
Andrew Onderdonk

9. Chinese Workers on the CPR
When/Where?
Finished 1885
Primarily BC
Important? Compensation?
Largest group of non- European immigrants
CPR Completion
No compensation
Chinese Workers on the CPR

10. Rights for Women What Happened? Who was involved?
Women expected to have large families with little support
No political rights
Suffrage = women’s right to vote
Who was involved?
Nellie McClung
Rights for Women

11. Rights for Women When/Where? Important? Compensation?
First province to grant right to vote was Manitoba in 1916
Across Canada by 1940
Important? Compensation?
Political equality achieved
Rights for Women

12. Chinese Head Tax What Happened? Who was involved?
Extra fee to enter Canada only for Chinese immigrants
Went from $50 to $100 to $500
Mostly young men sent to Canada
Who was involved?
Canadian Government
Chinese immigrants
Chinese Head Tax

13. Chinese Head Tax When/Where? Important?Compensation?
Starting in 1885 (up to $500 by 1903)
Important?Compensation?
Example of “Closing the door” on immigration
Racist legislation
Lawsuit and some compensation for individuals and communities
Chinese Head Tax

14. Continuous Passages Act
What Happened?
Legislation required non- stop route to Canada (Impossible from India)
Komagata Maru famously tried to get around this legislation
Turned back after 90 days
Who was involved?
Gurdit Singh
Continuous Passages Act

15. Continuous Passages Act
When/Where?
Legislation passed in 1908
Komagata Maru travels in 1914 from Hong Kong to Vancouver
Important? Compensation?
Canadian Government has apologized, but no individual compensation
Continuous Passages Act