Question 194

What was the stated purpose of the residential schools established by the federal government for Aboriginal children?

  1. ATo provide advanced job training
  2. BTo preserve Aboriginal languages
  3. CTo educate and assimilate them
  4. DTo promote cultural exchange
Show the answer and explanation

Correct answer: C) To educate and assimilate them

Explanation

The guide states that from the 1800s until the 1980s, the federal government placed many Aboriginal children in residential schools with the goal to 'educate and assimilate them into mainstream Canadian culture.'

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