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ABORIGINAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Educational Institutions
- Aboriginal Law
- Indigenous Sociology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- residential school system
1, record 1, English, residential%20school%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Indigenous residential school system 2, record 1, English, Indigenous%20residential%20school%20system
correct
- Aboriginal residential school system 3, record 1, English, Aboriginal%20residential%20school%20system
correct, see observation
- Indian residential school system 4, record 1, English, Indian%20residential%20school%20system
correct, see observation, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Canada, survivors, scholars, and the Truth and Reconciliation commissioners have described the residential school system as a form of "cultural genocide." 5, record 1, English, - residential%20school%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aboriginal residential school system: While "Aboriginal" was once deemed an appropriate way to refer to Indigenous matters, it has been replaced by "Indigenous." 6, record 1, English, - residential%20school%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Indian residential school system: This term should only be used when it is part of a proper name or title (like the Healing Heritage: New Approaches to Commemorating Canada's Indian Residential School System), when quoting from a source that contains the term (e.g., a historical source), or when specifically describing or discussing this term. 6, record 1, English, - residential%20school%20system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Établissements d'enseignement
- Droit autochtone
- Sociologie des Autochtones
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- régime des pensionnats autochtones
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gime%20des%20pensionnats%20autochtones
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système des pensionnats autochtones 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20des%20pensionnats%20autochtones
correct, masculine noun
- régime des pensionnats 1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gime%20des%20pensionnats
correct, masculine noun
- système des pensionnats 3, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20des%20pensionnats
correct, masculine noun
- régime des pensionnats indiens 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9gime%20des%20pensionnats%20indiens
correct, see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- système des pensionnats indiens 5, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20des%20pensionnats%20indiens
correct, see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le système des pensionnats autochtones a existé de 1883 à 1996. Plus de 150 000 jeunes y ont été envoyés de force pour «tuer l'Indien dans l'enfant», arrachés à leur famille, coupés de leur langue et de leurs traditions ancestrales. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9gime%20des%20pensionnats%20autochtones
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
régime des pensionnats indiens; système des pensionnats indiens : Ces termes tendent à être remplacés par «régime des pensionnats autochtones» ou «système des pensionnats autochtones». Les termes «régime des pensionnats indiens» et «système des pensionnats indiens» devraient uniquement être utilisés dans les citations (p. ex. passages tirés de sources historiques), dans les cas où l'on emploie une appellation officielle dont ils font partie, ou lorsque le but est d'en faire une description ou une analyse. 6, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9gime%20des%20pensionnats%20autochtones
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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