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{{Quote|Underlying these arguments was the belief that the colonizers were bringing civilization to savage people who could never civilize themselves, a belief of racial and cultural superiority.|Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada}} | {{Quote|Underlying these arguments was the belief that the colonizers were bringing civilization to savage people who could never civilize themselves, a belief of racial and cultural superiority.|Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada}} | ||
The '''Canadian Indian residential school system''' was a network of boarding schools in Canada. The schools were made to forcibly assimilate indigenous children into western culture. The system has been described as an act of cultural [[genocide]], as the system was designed to [[Genocide of Indigenous Peoples|purposefully eradicate indigenous cultures]], though some consider it physical genocide as well (as part of the larger ongoing [[Amerindian Genocide]]), as the residential schools lead to the deaths of at least 30,000 children. It is estimated that a total of 150,000 children were forced to attend the school system. The residential schools operated in all provinces and territories in Canada, with the exceptions of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. | The '''Canadian Indian residential school system''' was a network of boarding schools in Canada. The schools were made to forcibly assimilate indigenous children into western culture. The system has been described as an act of cultural [[genocide]], as the system was designed to [[Genocide of Indigenous Peoples|purposefully eradicate indigenous cultures]], though some consider it physical genocide as well (as part of the larger ongoing [[Amerindian Genocide]]), as the residential schools lead to the deaths of at least 30,000 children. It is estimated that a total of 150,000 children were forced to attend the school system. The residential schools operated in all provinces and territories in Canada, with the exceptions of Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. | ||