Which statement about residential schools is true?
- Aboriginal languages and cultural practices were mostly prohibited
- They taught only in Aboriginal languages
- They were welcomed by Aboriginal communities
- They were well funded
Answer: Aboriginal languages and cultural practices were mostly prohibited
In residential schools, Aboriginal languages and cultural practices were mostly banned, because the aim was to assimilate the children. The schools were poorly funded, not well funded, and caused hardship; some students were physically abused.
Learn more: Residential schools
- Residential schools ran from the 1800s until the 1980s.
- Their purpose was to educate and assimilate Aboriginal children into mainstream Canadian culture.
- The schools were poorly funded and inflicted hardship; some students were physically abused.
- Aboriginal languages and cultural practices were mostly prohibited in the schools.
- In 2008, the federal government (Ottawa) formally apologized to former students.