TITLE:
Canada's residential schools. The history, Part 1 origins to 1939.
Alternate Title:
Canada's residential schools. Volume 1, The history, Part 1 origins to 1939
Publication Date:
2015
Publication Information:
Montreal, Que. : Published for The Truth and Reconciliation Commission,
Volume:
v. 1, pt. 1
Physical Description:
xiv, 962 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Canada's Residential Schools: The History, Part 1, Origins to 1939 places Canada's residential school system in the historical context of European campaigns to colonize and convert Indigenous people throughout the world. In post-Confederation Canada, the government adopted what amounted to a policy of cultural genocide: suppressing spiritual practices, disrupting traditional economies, and imposing new forms of government.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780773546509
