Residential School and Reconciliation Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• intergenerational trauma: trauma passed down from generation to generation
• poor education: this resulted in unemployment and low graduation rates
• assimilate: purpose of residential schools
• suicide rates: this number is significantly higher than that of non-indigenous populations, prevalent in indigenous youth
• ptsd: mental condition that is a result of residential schools
• substance abuse: survivors became susceptible to this due to a lack of knowledge (coping mechanism)
• empowerment: a solution targeted towards indigenous youth to feel sense of belonging
• colonization: establishing control over indigenous people of an area
• apathy: a barrier of reconciliation; lack of concern
• denial: a barrier of reconciliation; refusing to believe the state or damage caused by residential schools
• stereotypes: reinforces false beliefs about indigenous people which creates self-esteem issues
• trc: commission created to promote reconciliation and gives survivors an opportunity to share their stories
• 94 calls to action: recommendations made by government to work towards reconciliation
• disconnection: feeling created by the stripping of culture