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They came for the children : Canada, Aboriginal peoples, and residential schools.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781100199955
- ISBN: 1100199950
- ISBN: 9781100199962
- ISBN: 1100199969
- Physical Description: vii, 111 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
- Publisher: Winnipeg : Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, [2012]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Issued also in French under title: Ils sont venus pour les enfants. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- To Christianize and Civilize: Canada's Residential Schools [Metis, Native peoples, Inuit, First Nations] -- Residential Schools and the Taming of the West -- Aboriginal Peoples and Education -- The Davin Report -- To Civilize and Christianize -- Safety and Security -- The Role of the Churches -- The Rise of the System -- The Long Decline -- School Days: The Residential School Experience -- Arrival: "Now you are no longer an Indian." -- Education: "Lots of copying and memorizing." -- Health: "My kingdom for a nurse." -- Hunger: "The first and the last thing I can remember." -- Work: "Worked too hard and taught too little." -- Discipline: "He never should have gotten a licking like that." -- Abuse: "I felt so dirty." -- Accomplishment: "My experience at the residential school was good." -- Resistance: "I don't ever want to see cruelty like this again." -- Residential Schools in the North and the Arctic -- The Missionary Period -- The New North -- The Experience of the Metis and Residential Schools -- The Staff Experience -- The Continuing Legacy of Residential Schools. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Available also on the Internet. |
| Action Note: | Committed to retain 20170101 20321231 COPPUL SPAN Monograph |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lummi Library | E 96.5 T44 2012 | 680540 | Stacks | Checked out | 07/10/2024 |