Victims of benevolence : surviving the Indian Residential School

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  • Author: Furniss, Elizabeth
    Summary:

    A revealing study of two tragic events that took place at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which underline the profound impact the residential school system had on aboriginal communities in Canada throughout this century.

    Contents:
    • Contents; Preface; CHAPTER ONE: A "Sacred Duty"; CHAPTER TWO: The Shuswap Response to Colonialism; CHAPTER THREE: The Early Years of the Mission School; CHAPTER FOUR: A Death and an Inquest; CHAPTER FIVE: The Government Investigation; CHAPTER SIX: Runaways and a Suicide; CHAPTER SEVEN: History in the Present; Appendix; Notes; Index.
    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Indigenous materials
    Original Publisher: New York , Arsenal Pulp Press
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781551523378

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Abstract

A revealing study of two tragic events that took place at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which underline the profound impact the residential school system had on aboriginal communities in Canada throughout this century.

Genre
Canadian nonfiction
History and geography
Indigenous materials
Publisher (Source)

New York

Arsenal Pulp Press

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