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1920-1929

History and Geography of Residential Schools

Timeline: 1920 - 1929

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  • Sir John A. McDonald

    1920

    Indian Affairs' Duncan Campbell Scott makes residential school attendance compulsory for Indian children between the ages of 7-15

  • 1920

    Numbers in residential schools increase

  • 1920

    Women become eligible to sit in the House of Commons

  • 1920

    In the US, women gain the right to vote

  • 1922

    By 1922, the Industrial School model is completely abandoned