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Indigenous History: Residential Schools

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet provides a source analysis activity focused on residential schools within Indigenous history, encouraging students to evaluate primary sources critically.

Topics covered:

#Indigenous History
#Analyze the reliability and usefulness of primary sources related to residential schools
#History
#Residential Schools
#Standard
#Explain the purpose and impact of residential schools on Indigenous communities
#Source Analysis (Text)
#Compare different perspectives on residential schools

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Indigenous History: Residential Schools

Subject: HistoryGrade: Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Source Analysis: Residential Schools

Source A: Testimony of an Indigenous Survivor

"Attending the residential school was a painful experience. I was taken away from my family at a young age, and I was forced to abandon my language and culture. The teachers punished us if we spoke our native language, and many of us felt isolated and scared. The memories of those years still affect me today." Provenance: Jane Doe, 1995, oral testimony recorded as part of a government inquiry into residential schools.

1.
Describe the main content of Source A regarding the survivor’s experience. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Explain the purpose of recording Survivor Jane Doe’s testimony in 1995. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
3.
Compare the usefulness of Source A with other types of sources, such as official reports or government documents, when studying residential schools. (5 marks)
[5 marks]
4.
Outline the potential limitations of Survivor Jane Doe’s testimony as a historical source. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
5.
Analyse how the provenance of Source A influences its reliability as a historical source. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
6.
Compare the perspectives of survivors like Jane Doe with official government reports on residential schools. What are the differences? (5 marks)
[5 marks]
7.
Explain why primary sources like Survivor Jane Doe’s testimony are important for understanding the history of residential schools. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
8.
Summarize the key insights gained from analyzing Source A about residential schools. (3 marks)
[3 marks]

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