The Intergenerational Effect of Forcible Assimilation Policy on Education

Donna Feir

No 1501, Department Discussion Papers from Department of Economics, University of Victoria

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Education; Stature; Attitudes; Intergenerational; Indigenous Peoples (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I21 J15 J18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53 pages
Date: 2015-10-28
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Note: ISSN 1914-2838
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