Residential Schools

After the movie we watched and discussed in class, read the following article.
Residential Schools

1. What does assimilation mean? How does this word describe what was being attempted with the First Nation's People?
2. How many First Nation children in total attended a Residential School?
3. How were the skills taught in the schools not beneficial to many of the students when they arrived back on the Reserves?
4. How were the skills taught in the schools not beneficial to many of the students whey they tried to integrate into the Canadian society at large?
5. It wasn't just Residential schools that tried to shape students to fit what they think a good citizen should be. How do schools today try and produce what the schools think are good citizens?
6. Is it good how schools today try and shape students into good citizens? Explain
7. How is Bruce school different than a Residential school? Explain.