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Canada's residential schools. Volume 1, The history, Part 2 1939 to 2000 : the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Summary:
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780773598218
- Physical Description: 813 p., 38 unnumbered p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
- Publisher: Montreal : Published for The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada by McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [581]-813)
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Section 3 : the Canadian residential school system, 1940 to 2000. Operating and dismantling the system : 1940-2000 -- The educational record : 1940-2000 -- The schools as child-welfare institutions : 1940-2000 -- Building conditions : 1940-1969 -- Health : 1940-2000 -- Diet and nutrition : 1940-2000 -- Fire hazard : 1940-2000 -- Runaways and truants : 1940-2000 -- Discipline : 1940-2000 -- Abuse : 1940-2000 -- Student victimization of students : 1940-2000 -- Sports and the arts : 1940-2000 -- The staff experience : 1940-2000 -- Getting to the Settlement Agreement.
- Restrictions on Access Note:
- Reproduction is a copy of the version available at http://publications.gc.ca/pub?id=9.800288&sl=0
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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.