The Residential School System (2009)
…speak their languages—even though many children knew no other—or to practise Aboriginal customs or traditions. Violations of these rules were severely punished. Residential school students did not receive the same…
Sixties Scoop
…could receive a better education if they were transitioned into the public school system. Residential schools, however, persisted as a sort of boarding school for children whose families were deemed…
Indian Homemakers’ Association of British Columbia
…The Association created the Aboriginal Mother Centre Society (AMCS) in Vancouver’s east side, a drop-in centre where Aboriginal women could gather and receive support including childcare, training, and hot meals….
Marginalization of Aboriginal women
…to will their estate to their wives, but a wife could only receive it if the Indian agent determined she was of “good moral character.” This particular amendment remained in…
Cedar
…women used them for baby diapers and bedding, sanitary napkins, and towels. Expecting mothers gave birth in a pit lined with Yellow Cedar bark to receive the infant. Furthermore, dried…