translate English to French: It was the government's announced belief that as "[c]ivilization is now advancing into the Arctic areas at such a rapid pace...[it] is therefore essential that [Aboriginal people] be assisted in every possible way to face the future in a realistic manner — in a way which will result in their becoming true Canadian citizens...".126 That assistance was to come primarily by way of "an extensive program of construction of schools and hostels to provide better education."127 By 19691970, as plans were finalized to transfer education to the government of the Northwest Territories,128 the Northern Affairs department had completed a network of schools that included eight "large pupil residences", with room for an average of 150 children each, and a series of some eleven "small hostels" for up to 25 children in Arctic locations.
Par ailleurs, ils sont généralement mieux placés pour proposer un plus large éventail d'activités sociales et de loisirs, y compris avec des non-Indiens111. À la fin des années 50 et tout au long des années 60, l'Église se livra à une énergique campagne politique par l'intermédiaire de la Catholic Indian League qui œuvrait dans les réserves, en vue de protéger les écoles qu'elle administrait et en particulier d'offrir des cours de niveau secondaire dans les pensionnats112.