Racist school course sparks outrage as Canada reckons with colonial legacy

Course in Nova Scotia asked racist questions about residential schools, which forced the assimilation of Indigenous childrenA series of racist questions in a high school English course sparked outrage among parents and students and highlighted persistent shortcomings in how Canada teaches the grim legacy of colonialism and its impact on Indigenous peoples.Students taking a grade 10 correspondence course in the province of Nova Scotia were asked to list the benefits and disadvantages of being pla