Residential schools were funded by the Canadian government and were run by churches and religious leaders

Roughly 150,000 children attended residential schools

An estimated 6,000 children died at residential schools

Many children were physically, emotionally, and sexually abused by the school board

Over 130 residential schools operated across Canada between the years 1831 – 1996

The first residential school was The Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ontario which opened in 1831

The last residential school to operate was The Gordon Residential School in Punnichy, Saskatchewan. It was shut down in 1996

In 2008, Prime Minister Harper offered a full apology on behalf of Canadians for the Indian Residential Schools system