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RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL [3 records]

Record 1 2022-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
DEF

A school where pupils are provided with meals and lodging during the school term.

OBS

residential school: In Canada, the term "residential school" is used with a more specific meaning, i.e. to designate a government-supported boarding school for Indigenous children.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
DEF

École où les élèves sont logés et nourris durant la période scolaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Establecimientos de enseñanza
DEF

Establecimiento donde viven alumnos [...]

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Record 2 2022-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
  • Special Education
DEF

A boarding school for children in need of special support, such as those with a disability or behavioural difficulties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
  • Éducation spéciale

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Educational Institutions
  • Aboriginal Law
  • Indigenous Sociology
CONT

Residential schools were government-sponsored religious schools that were established to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro‑Canadian culture. … the schools disrupted lives and communities, causing long-term problems among Indigenous peoples. The last residential school closed in 1996.

OBS

Aboriginal residential school: In the Canadian government, to align with international usage, the term "Indigenous" should be used instead of "Aboriginal" to refer to First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

OBS

Indian residential school: This term should only be used when it is part of a proper name or title (like the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement), when quoting from a source that contains the term (e.g., a historical source), or when specifically describing or discussing this term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
  • Droit autochtone
  • Sociologie des Autochtones
CONT

En tout, on estime à 150 000 le nombre d'enfants des Premières Nations, des Inuits et des Métis qui auraient fréquenté les pensionnats.

OBS

pensionnat indien : Ce terme tend à être remplacé par «pensionnat pour Autochtones» et «pensionnat autochtone». Le terme «pensionnat indien» devrait uniquement être utilisé dans les citations (p. ex. passages tirés de sources historiques), dans les cas où l'on emploie une appellation officielle dont il fait partie (comme la Convention de règlement relative aux pensionnats indiens) ou lorsque le but est d'en faire une description ou une analyse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Establecimientos de enseñanza
  • Derecho indígena
  • Sociología indígena
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