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Finding my talk : how fourteen Native women reclaimed their lives after residential school / Agnes Grant.
Summary:
"When residential schools opened in the 1830s, First Nations envisioned their own teachers, ministers, and interpreters. Instead, students were regularly forced to renounce their cultures and languages and some were subjected to degradations and abuses that left severe emotional scars for generations. In Finding My Talk, fourteen aboriginal women who attended residential schools, or were affected by them, reflect on their experiences. They describe their years in residential schools across Canada and how they overcame tremendous obstacles to become strong and independent members of aboriginal cultures and valuable members of Canadian society." -- publisher's description
Record details
- ISBN: 9781894856577 (softcover) :
- ISBN: 1894856570 :
- Physical Description: 211 pages ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Calgary : Fifth House, [2004]
- Copyright: ©2004
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 210).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Eleanor Brass, Cree, Saskatchewan -- Ida Wasacase, Cree/Saulteaux, Saskatchewan -- Rita Joe, Mi'kmaq, Nova Scotia -- Alice French, Inuit, Northwest Territories -- Sister Dorothy Moore, Mi'kmaq, Nova Scotia -- Shirley Sterling, Nlakapmux, British Columbia -- Marjorie Gould, Mi'kmaq, Nova Scotia -- Doris Pratt, Dakota, Manitoba -- Edith Dalla Costa, mixed blood, Alberta -- Bernice Touchie, Nuu-chah-nulth, British Columbia -- Mary Cardinal Collins, Métis, Alberta -- Elizabeth Bear, Cree, Manitoba -- Sara and Beverly Sabourin, Ojibway, Ontario
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook Campus | E 96.5 .G718 2004 (Text) | 31111000145357 | CRANBROOK | Volume hold | Available | - |
Dr. Agnes Grant worked with the Native Teacher Training programs at Brandon University, Manitoba, for thirty years. She travelled extensively in remote and isolated communities, both as an administrator and as a professor. As she listened to the students and community members, she learned of the tremendous effect residential schools have had on members of First Nations and Canadian society in general.