In "Indian Residential Schools," Kids Britannica discusses the effects of the Indian Residential School system in Canada, as well as the country's efforts toward healing and repair over the last two decades.
Pair “American Indian School a Far Cry from the Past” with “Indian Residential Schools” and ask students to compare the goals, methods, and results of Sherman Indian High School and the Indigenous Residential School program. How are the goals of schools like Sherman Indian High School different from the goals of the Indian Residential School system described in “Indian Residential Schools”? According to “American Indian School a Far Cry from the Past,” what are the arguments for and against continuing to have off-reservation boarding schools for Indigenous students? How has the fact that Indigenous tribes control schools like Sherman Indian High School affected the methods and outcomes for Indigenous people?