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Mohawk Institute
The first residential school in Canada opens. At this point of time, only boys were admitted into the school. -
Indian Act Enacted
The Indian Act is enacted, which gives the federal government permission to start Residential Schools with various clauses -
Mandatory enrolment into residential schools
Aboriginal children forced to attend the residential schools, and forcibly taken from their families by priests, agents, and police -
SIxties Scoop
Since residential schools were closing, the government's social workers took Aboriginal children away from their families then put them into foster or adoption homes. Those homes were all non-Aboriginal -
United Church of Canada apologizes
The Church officially apologizes to the Aboriginal people -
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Apologies
The Missionaries Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Anglican Church, and Presbyterian Church offer formal apologies and confessions -
Last School Closes
Gordon Residential School in Saskatchewan closes -
Negotiations
The government begin negotiating with the various churches to make a compensation plan. -
Prime Minister Apologizes
Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister of Canada formally apologizes to former students. -
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Officially Opens
After two years, Canada's TRC opens its headquarters in Winnipeg