S4: The Boy in the Picture
The Secret Life of Canada
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The Regina Industrial School
The regina industrial school opened its doors in 18 91, and it was part of a larger colonial project that was happening in canada. Industrial schools focused on labor, as in, the children were supposed to learn a trade and then exit the school and be integrated into, so called, you know, canadian society. The work was also really gendered, yes? Meaning the boys learned agriculture and artistnal trades, while girls were trained for domestic work. And if i have to summarize everything i read about them, i feel like they were jail for kids. 19 23, the industrial model fell away, and these schools were also strapped for cash. The government wanted these institutions,
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