Who's Idea Was Residential Schools?

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An Army Officer, Richard Pratt Richard Pratt Pratt Was Outspoken and a Leading Member of What Was Called the "Friends of the Indian" Movement at the End of the...

Who's Idea Was Residential Schools?

An Army officer, Richard Pratt

Richard Pratt
Pratt was outspoken and a leading member of what was called the "Friends of the Indian" movement at the end of the 19th century. He believed in the "noble" cause of "civilizing" Native Americans. He said, "The Indians need the chances of participation you have had and they will just as easily become useful citizens."
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, founded the first of these schools. He based it on an education program he had developed in an Indian prison. He described his philosophy in a speech he gave in 1892.

Who was responsible for residential schools?

The Canadian government was financially responsible for Indian residential schools. Indian residential schools operated in all Canadian provinces and territories except Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland. Indian residential schools operated in Canada between the 1870s and the 1990s.

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Who started the idea of residential schools?

Residential schools were created by Christian churches and the Canadian government as an attempt to both educate and convert Indigenous youth and to assimilate them into Canadian society. However, the schools disrupted lives and communities, causing long-term problems among Indigenous peoples.

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