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The 12 pages that link to Residential schools in Canada, each with the reason it gives.

• Language endangermentBroader topic: Language bans and punishment in these schools disrupted Indigenous language transmission.

• InuitRelated: Inuit children also experienced forced schooling, with consequences for language and family life.

• CanadaBroader topic: Their lasting harms remain central to relations between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state.

• Christian missionBroader topic: Church-run and church-supported schools expose severe harms associated with some mission histories.

• Indigenous language revitalizationBroader topic: School policies punished or suppressed Indigenous language use and interrupted transmission.

• Canadian literatureRelated: Survivors’ writing and testimony confront the system’s lasting harms and silenced histories.

• Colonial educationBroader topic: They show how colonial schooling could operate through coercive separation and cultural suppression.

• Ojibwe languageRelated: School policies disrupted Ojibwe transmission between generations.

• Language preservationBroader topic: Their language prohibitions disrupted intergenerational transmission in many Indigenous communities.

• History of CanadaRelated: Their legacy includes lasting harm, intergenerational trauma, and calls for redress.

• Library and Archives CanadaRelated: Related government and institutional records help document this history and its consequences.

• History of OntarioRelated: Ontario's colonial and provincial governments participated in policies that enabled these schools.