Question

New schools played a key role in the assimilation of Indigenous people by teaching youth

about their people’s traditions.
how to leave their cultures behind.
family farming techniques.
how to respect other cultures.

Answer 1

New schools played a key role in the assimilation of Indigenous people by teaching youth **how to leave their cultures behind.** These institutions often aimed to integrate Indigenous children into the dominant settler culture, which frequently involved discouraging or outright prohibiting the use of Indigenous languages, traditions, and practices.