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== History == | == History == | ||
In 1828, the first boarding school, known as the Mohawk Institute, was established in Brantford, Ontario for six indigenous students. In 1876, prime minister Alexander MacKenzie passed the Indian Act, a policy that was established to force First Nations people onto reserves. The Canadian government under prime minister [[John A. Macdonald]] later implemented a system of residential schools as part of an assimilation policy for indigenous peoples, which was influenced by U.S. Army general [[Richard Henry Pratt]]'s ideologies to "kill the Indian and save the man". | In 1828, the first boarding school, known as the Mohawk Institute, was established in Brantford, Ontario for six indigenous students. In 1876, prime minister Alexander MacKenzie passed the Indian Act, a policy that was established to force First Nations people onto reserves. The Canadian government under prime minister [[John A. Macdonald]] later implemented a system of residential schools as part of an assimilation policy for indigenous peoples, which was influenced by U.S. Army general [[Richard Henry Pratt]]'s ideologies to "kill the Indian and save the man". Pratt served as the superintendent of the [[Carlisle Indian Industrial School]] in the United States. | ||
The schools were intentionally located far off [[Indian reserves|reserves]] in order to limit contact between the children and their parents. The schools were administered by Christian churches, with most of them being funded by the federal government. | The schools were intentionally located far off [[Indian reserves|reserves]] in order to limit contact between the children and their parents. The schools were administered by Christian churches, with most of them being funded by the federal government. | ||