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Canada's residential schools. Volume 1, The history, part 1, Origins to 1939 : the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780773546509 (paperback)
- ISBN: 0773546502 (paperback)
- Physical Description: xiv, 962 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Montreal, P.Q. : Published for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references (pages 739-962). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Statement from the Chair, Justice Murray Sinclair -- Statement from the Commissioner, Dr. Marie Wilson -- Statement from the Commissioner, Chief Wilton Littlechild -- Introduction -- Section 1: The historical context for Canada's residential schools -- Section 2: The Canadian residential school system, 1867-1939 -- Notes -- Biography. |
| Additional Physical Form available Note: | Available also via the Internet. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at College of the Rockies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook Campus | E 96.5 .T78 2016 Vol.1A (Text) | 31111000192805 | CRANBROOK | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Choice Reviews : Choice Reviews 2016 July
The Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRCC) painstakingly and often painfully demonstrates over seven volumes and 3,300 total pages the primary purpose of residential schools in Canada: "through a process of assimilation, cause Aboriginal peoples to cease to exist as distinct legal, social, cultural, religious, and racial entities in Canada ⦠which can best be described as 'cultural genocide.'"  As with similar such commission reports, survivors speak.  Personal testimonies (over 6,000 witnesses), primary documents, and academic analysis over 75 percent of the Report comprise a paradoxically harrowing yet cold recounting of widespread abuse of children and youth.  Volume 4, Missing Children and Unmarked Burials, is especially heartbreaking.  In contrast, the two concluding volumesâThe Legacy (v. 5) and Reconciliation (v.6)âare surprisingly hopeful and necessarily forward-looking, with a plea to educate all Canadian youth about their collective history.  This Report follows the 1996 Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, which is still the most comprehensive study of how Aboriginal-Canadian relations came to be.
Copyright 2016 American Library Association. - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
Between 1867 and 2000, the Canadian government sent more than 150,000 aboriginal children to residential schools. Removed from their families and their communities, the children lost their languages, religion, and cultureâit was cultural genocide. Former students took legal action, which led to the formation in 2008 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The information in these volumes represents over six years of research and contributions from over 6,750 survivors and witnesses. The first volumes, written in two parts, offers an extensive history of the residential schools including curriculum, building conditions, health and diet, discipline, and victimization of students. An important aspect throughout is the role played by churches and missionary societies. One volume presents the first systematic effort to record and analyze deaths at the school: more than 3,200 victims have been identified. The final two volumes examine the legacy of the schools and what Canada must do to move forward in acknowledging the truth about its history. Included are the TRC's calls to action. Reconciliation must include all Canadians and their awareness of the history, and rights, of the First Peoples. Verdict These volumes contain a tremendous amount of information and data. Of special interest are the first-person accounts and the black-and-white photographs taken at the various schools. Anyone interested in Canadian history and the history of Native peoples will be intrigued by these publications, which are sure to be eye-opening.âPatricia Ann Owens, formerly with Illinois Eastern Community Colls., Mt. Carmel (c) Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
