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TITLE:
The boy from Buzwah : a life in Indian education / Cecil King.
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
Regina, Sask. : Univeristy of Regina Press,
Physical Description:
xi, 360 p. : ill., map.
Summary:
Cecil King's remarkable memoir, from humble beginnings on a reservation to his unparalleled legacy to ensure Indian Control of Indian Education in Canada. Cecil King grew up in the small settlement of Buzwah, Ontario, situated on Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve on Manitoulin Island. King shares memories of life on the reserve in the 1930s and '40s and describes his experiences attending Buzwah Indian Day School and St. Charles Garnier Residential School. But after furthering his education, King returned home to Buzwah as a teacher. He quickly became disillusioned with the Ontario curriculum and how inadequately it resonated with on-reserve youth and the realities of Indigenous life. It was then that King began his unparalleled legacy to ensure Indian Control of Indian Education in Canada.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780889778504
General Note:
Includes index.