The purpose of the residential school system was

A) to provide Aboriginals with a proper education.
B) to assimilate Aboriginals into the dominant society
C) to preserve Aboriginal culture in a school system.
D) to ensure all children got a proper education.

The residential school system was created with the purpose of assimilating Aboriginal children into the dominant society by stripping them of their cultural identity and language. The schools were run by churches and funded by the government, who believed that this was necessary for the progress of Canada as a nation. The education provided was often inadequate, and physical and sexual abuse was common. The intention was not to provide Aboriginals with a proper education or preserve their culture, but rather to erase their heritage and make them conform to Euro-Canadian ways of life.