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How Did the Canadian Government Assimilate First Nations?
The canadian government's concerted effort to assimilate first nations into canadian culture started in the late 18 hundreds. Tens of thousands of indigenous children were taken from their families and sent to these schools, which were mostly administered by the roman catholic church. Roughly a hundred and 50 thousand, over the years, indigenous students went through these institutions,. many of which were ghastly places.