Canada's Residential Schools: The Legacy: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Volume 5 Volume 85

by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Book Overview

Between 1867 and 2000, the Canadian government sent over 150,000 Aboriginal children to residential schools across the country. Government officials and missionaries agreed that in order to "civilize and Christianize" Aboriginal children, it was necessary to separate them from their parents and their home communities. For children, life in these schools was lonely and alien. Discipline was harsh, and daily life was highly regimented. Aboriginal languages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 077354660X
• ISBN13: 9780773546608
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.7"