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The Intergenerational Effect of Forcible Assimilation Policy on Education

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For nearly a century, the Canadian government separated Indigenous children from their families and placed them in live-in institutions known as residential schools. Many speculate that this policy contributes to the struggles Indigenous children face today. Using a unique confidential data set, I identify the effects of a mother attending a residential school on her children. I find that children whose mother attended residential school fare better along health dimensions and yet worse along educational dimensions. I provide suggestive evidence that these findings are due to residential schooling impacting parenting style and parental attitudes towards education.

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  • Donna Feir, 2015. "The Intergenerational Effect of Forcible Assimilation Policy on Education," Department Discussion Papers 1501, Department of Economics, University of Victoria.
    • Handle: RePEc:vic:vicddp:1501
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    Keywords

    Education; Stature; Attitudes; Intergenerational; Indigenous Peoples;
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy

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