{"product_id":"what-is-a-residential-school","title":"What is a Residential School? | Qu’est-ce que c’est un pensionnat ?","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“Residential schools were government-sponsored religious schools established to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture.” – The Canadian Encyclopedia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e[Government-sponsored] “Residential schools for Aboriginal people in Canada date back to the 1870s.” – The Canadian Encyclopedia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“These government-funded, church-run schools were set up to eliminate parental involvement in the intellectual, cultural, and spiritual development of Aboriginal children.” – The Canadian Encyclopedia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e“… more than 150,000 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children were placed in these schools often against their parents’ wishes. … forbidden to speak their language and practice their own culture.” – The Canadian Encyclopedia\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"display: block !important; height: 1px !important; background-color: #e6e6e6 !important; border: none !important; margin: 20px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e« Les pensionnats étaient des écoles religieuses parrainées par le gouvernement, qui était établi pour assimiler les enfants autochtones à la culture eurocanadienne. »\u003c\/i\u003e -Encyclopédie canadienne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e« [Parrainé par le gouvernement] « Les pensionnats pour des peuples autochtones au Canada datent jusqu’aux années 1870. »\u003c\/i\u003e -Encyclopédie canadienne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e« Ces écoles, parrainées par le gouvernement, géré par des églises, étaient créés pour éliminer l’implication des parents au développement intellectuel, culturel et spirituel des enfants autochtones. »\u003c\/i\u003e -Encyclopédie canadienne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e« …plus que 150 000 enfants Premières Nations, Métis et Inuit étaient souvent mis à ces écoles contre les désirs de leurs parents…interdisent de parler leur propre langue et pratiquer leur propre culture. »\u003c\/i\u003e -Encyclopédie canadienne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eImage Credits: Grey Nuns and St. Albert Residential School pupils in front of Bishop’s Palace, c. 1887 – 1890. Musée Héritage Museum 2003.01.846; Edmonton Residential School pupil attended by nurse, c. 1930. Courtesy United Church Archives. Toronto. 93_049P870N; Youville Residential School, 1928. Musée Héritage Museum. 2003.01.1794\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artsandheritage.ca\/products\/st-albert-and-the-indian-residential-school-system\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/4508\/2157\/files\/residential_school_online_buttons.png?v=1794247150\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.artsandheritage.ca\/products\/how-did-they-start-comment-ont-ils-commence\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/4508\/2157\/files\/residential_school_online_buttons_2.png?v=1794247149\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arts \u0026 Heritage Foundation St. Albert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67814427295789,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/4508\/2157\/files\/2003_01_846GreyNunsandpupilsinfrontof2ndBishopspalacethatwouldbecomeNuns_conventandboardingschool_ca1887-1890.jpg?v=1794249726","url":"https:\/\/www.artsandheritage.ca\/products\/what-is-a-residential-school","provider":"Arts and Heritage Foundation St Albert","version":"1.0","type":"link"}