I am researching the impact of the Residential School System in Canada. Please navigate to the relevant section on the Indigenous Foundations website and provide a brief overview of what the Residential School System was, when the first and last schools operated, and at least two of its long-term impacts on Indigenous peoples as described on the page.
Navigate to 'https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/'. Click on the 'Government Policy' link in the navigation menu (ID 114). Click on 'The Residential School System' link within the 'Government Policy' section (ID 148). Read the content to identify a brief overview of the Residential School System. Identify the years the first and last residential schools operated. Identify and list at least two long-term impacts of the Residential School System as described on the page. Synthesize the gathered information into a concise answer.
The agent successfully navigates to 'The Residential School System' page. The agent states that the Residential School System was a network of boarding schools for Indigenous children, funded by the Canadian government and administered by Christian churches, with the aim of assimilating Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture. The agent states that the first residential school opened in the 1830s and the last one closed in 1996. The agent identifies at least two of the following long-term impacts: loss of language and culture, intergenerational trauma, erosion of family structures, physical and sexual abuse, or the disruption of traditional governance and social systems.