Residential schools reached a pinnacle in 1920, when it became mandatory for all Indian children from age seven to fifteen to attend residential schools. a. maybe b. true c. false d. none of the above

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Residential schools reached a pinnacle in 1920, when it became mandatory for all Indian children from age seven to fifteen to attend residential schools. a. maybe b. true c. false d. none of the above

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c. falseWhile the peak enrollment in residential schools occurred around the 1960s and 1970s, it never became *mandatory* for *all* Indigenous children between 7 and 15 to attend. Amendments to the Indian Act in 1894 allowed for compulsory attendance in some areas, and various pressures were exerted on families to send their children, but universal mandatory attendance across Canada was never legislated.

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Residential schools reached a pinnacle in 1920, when it became mandatory for all Indian children from age seven to fifteen to attend residential schools. a. maybe b. true c. false d. none of the above

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