Throughout the system’s history, Indigenous peoples fought against the system in many ways. The accounts of residential school survivors provide critical insight into the devastating experiences children had at residential schools, and the long-term impact of these experiences not only on survivors, but also on their families and communities. The system was imposed on Indigenous peoples as part of a broad set of assimilation efforts to destroy their rich cultures and identities and to suppress their histories. These schools were largely operated by certain churches and religious organizations and administered and funded by the federal government as a key aspect of colonialism. It is estimated that at least 150,000 First Nation, Inuit, and Métis children attended residential schools during this period. Concerted federal government involvement in Residential Schools began in the 1880s. During the 19th and 20th centuries, a formal system for the residential schooling of Indigenous children was established and expanded throughout Canada.
Residential schools for Indigenous children existed in Canada from the 17 th century until the late 1990s.
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