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 | Object number: SussexAcademy-44 Gallery: 9 Object Name: list Title: Return of Native Children apprenticed in the Province of New Brunswick in North America under the direction of Honorable Ward Chipman and under the tuition and inspection of Joseph R. Leggett, Sussex Vale Date: 25 September 1825 Dimension: 25 x 39 cm Credit Line: Sussex Indian Academy fonds Notes: The Sussex Vale Academy was established under the auspices of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, in 1794. and was established for the purpose of educating aboriginal children. The students were apprenticed to settlers: girls were taught dairying and weaving while the boys learned shoemaking and farming. This system was open to abuse as the children ended up as domestic servants or farm hands. The school closed in 1826 as this type of school was not improving aboriginal children's lives as it had been hoped, however, the apprenticed children were still required to work out their terms until 1833. These minutes include instructions to be carried out in the Academy, which included regular school attendance by the children, weekly attendance at divine services on Sunday, keeping attendance records, and preparing a return of students each quarter year with details of age, gender, and progress in learning. Back to previous page |