A knock on the door : the essential history of residential schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
2016
Book
Contributors
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, University of Manitoba. National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
Description
"It can start with a knock on the door one morning. It is the local Indian agent, or the parish priest, or, perhaps, a Mounted Police officer. So began the school experience of many Indigenous children in Canada for more than a hundred years, and so begins the history of residential schools prepared by the Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada."
Subjects
Off-reservation boarding schools--Canada--History.
Indians, Treatment of--Canada--History--20th century.
Indians of North America--Education--Canada--History.
Indians of North America--Canada--Social conditions--20th century.
Truth commissions--Canada.
Native peoples--Canada--Residential schools.
Native peoples--Canada--History.
Native peoples--Canada--Social conditions.
Native peoples--Canada--Government relations.
Indians, Treatment of--Canada--History--20th century.
Indians of North America--Education--Canada--History.
Indians of North America--Canada--Social conditions--20th century.
Truth commissions--Canada.
Native peoples--Canada--Residential schools.
Native peoples--Canada--History.
Native peoples--Canada--Social conditions.
Native peoples--Canada--Government relations.
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ISBN
9780887557859; 0887557856Contents
Introduction -- Chapter One: The History -- Chapter Two: The School Experience -- Chapter Three: The Legacy -- Chapter Four: Reconciliation -- Chapter Five: Calls to Action -- Afterword.Notes
A significant section of the book is from "What we have learned: principles of truth and reconciliation" (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada).Permalink
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