Indian Day Schools

Indian Day Schools is a network of nearly 700 federally funded and church-run schools.^[1]

In Anishinabek News

November 2020: An estimated 200,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend these schools between the mid-1800s and 2000. The schools were funded by the federal government but operated by various Christian churches. A settlement worth $1.47 billion was announced in August 2019 to compensate survivors for harms and abuse suffered at these institutions.^[2]
January 2021: A class action lawsuit was launched in 2009 to address the forced attendance of Indigenous children at these institutions. The settlement of the legal case led to the creation of a $200 million Legacy Fund managed by the McLean Day Schools Settlement Corporation.^[3]
February 2022: Numerous Indian Day Schools operated within the territory of the Anishinabek Nation. Travis Boissoneau stated that the Anishinabek Nation has a duty to support survivors of these schools and their families.^[4]
July 2022: An estimated 200,000 Indigenous people attended these schools between 1870 and 2000. The schools were often located on reserves and were part of a system intended to assimilate Indigenous children into settler society. Abuse, experiments, and deaths have been reported at these institutions, similar to the Indian Residential Schools system.^[1]