Residential Schools were closely related to the Indian Act as they had the same goal in mind, being to assimilate First Nation peoples. This was through means of intense torture and abuse, both mentally and physically. "The treatment of children in Indian residential schools is a sad chapter in our history... Two primary objectives of the residential schools system were to remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into dominant culture." Stephen Harper, former Prime Minister of Canada.
