The Intergenerational Legacy of Residential Schools
Indigenous Studies · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Winter Only, Every Year
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Description
The residential school system was a mandatory school system for all Aboriginal children. The objective of these schools was to extinguish Aboriginal culture and language from the Canadian landscape. The first school opened in the late 1800's and the last school closed in the 1980's. The result from this long history is a legacy that impacts all Canadians and Aboriginal peoples. This course examines the impact of the residential school system in a variety of areas such as the loss of language and culture, loss of parenting skills, (especially mothering), as well as settler and Aboriginal relations.
Requisite courses
IS-1016 (and HIST-1009) and IS-1017, or the former IS-1015 [prerequisite(s)].
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and UIC-3125.
Cross-listed
UIC-3125(3).
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