Canada's residential schools. the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 1 The history, Part 2 1939 to 2000
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- ISBN: 9780773546523 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
813 pages, 38 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
regular print
print - Publisher: Montreal ; Kingston : Published for The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2016.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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Topic Heading: | Aboriginal. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Burns Lake Public Library | 971.004 Tru (Text) | 35198000598368 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Chetwynd Public Library | 971.004 Tru (Text) | 35222000933985 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Fort St. James Public Library | 971.0049 TRU (Text) | 35196001018444 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Fort St. John Public Library | 971.004 TRU v.1 pt. 2 (Text) | 35211000310955 | ADULT Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Kitimat Public Library | 971.004 Can (Text) | 32665002031526 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Mackenzie Public Library | 971.004 TRU V.1.2 (Text) | 35192000290761 | Aboriginal | Volume hold | Available | - |
Nakusp Public Library | 971.00 TRU REF (Text) | 35160000793357 | Adult Non-fiction | Not holdable | Available | - |
Nakusp Public Library | 971.00 TRU Vol. 1 Part 2 (Text) | 35160000793076 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Terrace Public Library | 971.0049 TRU (Text) | 35151001022086 | Adult Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Lillooet Branch | FN 971.004 TRU (Text) | 35180000331156 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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- Chicago Distribution CenterBetween 1867 and 2000, the Canadian government sent over 150,000 Aboriginal children to residential schools across the country. Government officials and missionaries agreed that in order to âcivilize and Christianizeâ Aboriginal children, it was necessary to separate them from their parents and their home communities. For children, life in these schools was lonely and alien. Discipline was harsh, and daily life was highly regimented. Aboriginal languages and cultures were denigrated and suppressed. Education and technical training too often gave way to the drudgery of doing the chores necessary to make the schools self-sustaining. Child neglect was institutionalized, and the lack of supervision created situations where students were prey to sexual and physical abusers. Legal action by the schoolsâ former students led to the creation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada in 2008. The product of over six years of research, the Commissionâs final report outlines the history and legacy of the schools, and charts a pathway towards reconciliation. Canadaâs Residential Schools: The History, Part 2, 1939 to 2000 carries the story of the residential school system from the end of the Great Depression to the closing of the last remaining schools in the late 1990s. It demonstrates that the underfunding and unsafe living conditions that characterized the early history of the schools continued into an era of unprecedented growth and prosperity for most Canadians. A miserly funding formula meant that into the late 1950s school meals fell short of the Canada Food Rules. Overcrowding, poor sanitation, and a failure to adhere to fire safety rules were common problems throughout this period. While government officials had come to view the schools as costly and inefficient, the churches were reluctant to countenance their closure. It was not until the late 1960s that the federal government finally wrested control of the system away from the churches. Government plans to turn First Nations education over to the provinces met with opposition from Aboriginal organizations that were seeking âIndian Control of Indian Education.â Following parent-led occupation of a school in Alberta, many of the remaining schools came under Aboriginal administration. The closing of the schools coincided with a growing number of convictions of former staff members on charges of sexually abusing students. These trials revealed the degree to which sexual abuse at the schools had been covered up in the past. Former students, who came to refer to themselves as Survivors, established regional and national organizations and provided much of the leadership for the campaign that led to the federal government issuing in 2008 an apology to the former students and their families.