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4. Skim the text and tick (√) the given human rights which you think are violated.
1 All human beings are born free and equal.
2 We are all equal before the law.
3 No one shall be discriminated.
4 No one shall be treated inhumanely.
5 Everyone has the right to a nationality.
6 Every grown-up has the right to marry and have a family.
7 We are always innocent till proven guilty.
8 We have freedom of thought and religion.
RESIDENTIAL FAULTENTIAL FAULT
RESID
In Canada, from the 1880s to the 1990s, more than a hundred thousand Native Canadian Indian—also
known as First Nations—children were sent to Indian residential schools by the government. These
schools, often located far from Indian homeland, were established by the Government of Canada and
run by Catholic and Protestant churches. Their aim was to educate children on European culture and
language. As the children were boarder students, family visits were occasional, but they were not
allowed to keep any personal or family items at school. They could not wear their own clothes, and
they were not allowed to keep their hair long and braided as part of the culture. Furthermore, they
were forbidden to speak their native indigenous language.
Most of them suffered from culture shock, and many could
not graduate.
On June 11, 2008, Prime Minister Stephen Harper
made a Statement of Apology to the former students
of Indian Residential Schools, on behalf of the
Government of Canada, and asked for forgiveness.
In 2015, a commission released a report saying that
the government was faulty. Today, the graduates of
residential schools are still trying to recover from this
experience.
5. Answer the questions according to the text.
1 Why were the Indian children sent to residential schools?
2 Why was it forbidden to keep their hair long and braided?
3 What happened to the most of the children in residential schools?
4 What was confirmed by the commission report?
6. Create and write a slogan/motto about children’s rights.
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