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INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS SYSTEM [3 records]

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Record 1 2019-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
  • Aboriginal Law
OBS

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission(TRC) provided those directly or indirectly affected by the legacy of the Indian residential schools system with an opportunity to share their stories and experiences.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
  • Droit autochtone
OBS

La Commission de vérité et réconciliation (CVR) a offert aux personnes touchées directement ou indirectement par les séquelles des pensionnats indiens l'occasion de communiquer leurs récits et leurs expériences.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités nacionales canadienses
  • Administración (Pueblos indígenas)
  • Derecho indígena
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Record 2 2012-04-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
CONT

The Indian residential school system predates Confederation and in part grew out of Canada’s missionary experience with various religious organizations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
CONT

C'est en 1874 que le gouvernement fédéral a commencé à jouer un rôle dans le développement et l'administration du système des pensionnats indiens (PI) issu de la période où les missionnaires de diverses organisations religieuses œuvraient au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Aboriginal Law
OBS

The Commemoration Initiative is part of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement. The Commemoration Initiative provides funding for activities that honour and pay tribute in a permanent and lasting manner to former Indian Residential Schools students. These activities will also acknowledge their experiences and the effects from the Residential School system on their current, and future, family members and communities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Droit autochtone
OBS

L'Initiative de commémoration fait partie de la Convention de règlement relative aux pensionnats indiens. L'Initiative de commémoration permet de financer de manière permanente et durable des activités qui honorent les anciens élèves des pensionnats indiens et leur rendent hommage. Ces activités reconnaîtront aussi les expériences qu'ils ont vécues et les répercussions du système des pensionnats indiens sur leur vie actuelle et future, sur les membres de leurs familles et sur leurs communautés.

Spanish

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