Residential School System in Canada Presentation - Orange Shirt Day Lesson

Residential School System in Canada Presentation - Orange Shirt Day Lesson is a powerful way to introduce students to a dark time in Canadian history. The 39-slide PowerPoint presentation. The residential school system was a government-sponsored program that forcibly removed Indigenous children from their families and communities in an attempt to assimilate them into the dominant culture through education and removing the influence of their culture. This introductory presentation will provide students with the context to understand why we have Orange Shirt Day in schools in Canada.

Included in the Residential School System in Canada Presentation - Orange Shirt Day Lesson:

➡️ Residential School System Presentation: Use this 39-slide PowerPoint presentation to introduce students to the Canadian Residential School System. The presentation includes information on the following:

• Historical context (European Settlers, Colonization, Treaties, The Indian Act, and more.)
• Introduction of Residential Schools
• Curriculum Goals of the Residential School System
• Daily Routine and Abuse at the Schools
• Living Conditions and Lack of Resources
• Cultural Genocide and the Cultural Impact
• Intergenerational Trauma
• The Settlement Agreement
• Truth and Reconciliation
• The 94 Calls to Action
• Apologies from Prime Ministers and the Catholic Church
• Mass Graves Found at Residential Schools
• The Path to Healing
• Orange Shirt Day and The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Our Responsibility

What Teachers Are Saying About Residential School System in Canada Presentation - Orange Shirt Day Lesson:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A great resource that helped my students learn more about something that has come to light even more within Canada. It helped students learn for the first time the atrocities of the residential school system and the cultural genocide that took place.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is such an important topic that I felt needed to be addressed in my class. It prompted lots of discussion and it was immensely useful!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is such an excellent resource to teach students about the Canadian Residential School system and its lasting effects on First Nations peoples today. I enjoy teaching the topic and even more so with this resource and the students learn so much from it. This is probably in my top 10 of favourite resources I have purchased.


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