Residential schools in Canada

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Residential_schools_in_Canada
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf system of schools
gptkbp:apologyBy gptkb:Government_of_Canada
2008
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Canadian_Indian_residential_school_system
gptkb:Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_of_Canada
Indigenous people
gptkbp:commemoratedBy September 30
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Orange_Shirt_Day
gptkbp:documentedDeaths over 4,000
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission_Final_Report
gptkbp:endDate 1996
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Residential schools in Canada
gptkbp:knownFor cultural genocide
forced removal of children
abuse of children
loss of Indigenous languages
gptkbp:lastSchoolClosed gptkb:Gordon_Indian_Residential_School
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:National_Day_for_Truth_and_Reconciliation
intergenerational trauma
calls to action
gptkbp:location gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Shubenacadie_Indian_Residential_School
gptkb:St._Anne's_Indian_Residential_School
gptkb:Mohawk_Institute_Residential_School
gptkb:Kamloops_Indian_Residential_School
gptkbp:numberOfChildrenAttended over 150,000
gptkbp:numberOfSchools over 130
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Government_of_Canada
Christian churches
gptkbp:purpose assimilation of Indigenous children
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Cree
Indigenous people
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Sixties_Scoop
Canadian Indian residential school gravesites discovery
Indian boarding schools in the United States
gptkbp:startDate 1830s
gptkbp:subjectOf book 'A Knock on the Door'
book 'Indian Horse'
book 'Seven Fallen Feathers'
book 'Shingwauk's Vision'
book 'The Inconvenient Indian'
book 'They Came for the Children'
film 'Finding Heart'
film 'Indian Horse'
film 'Stories of Decolonization'
film 'The Secret Path'
film 'We Were Children'
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4