Victims of Benevolence : Surviving the Indian Residential School.

An unsettling study of two tragic events at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which serve as a microcosm of the profound impact the residential school system had on Aboriginal communities in Canada throughout this century. The book's focal points are the death of a runaway boy an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Furniss, Elizabeth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2010.
Temas:
Indians of North America > British Columbia > Williams Lake > History.
Indians, Treatment of > British Columbia > Williams Lake > History.
Shuswap Indians.
Secwepemc.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Native American Studies.
Indians of North America
Indians, Treatment of
Shuswap Indians
British Columbia > Williams Lake
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:An unsettling study of two tragic events at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which serve as a microcosm of the profound impact the residential school system had on Aboriginal communities in Canada throughout this century. The book's focal points are the death of a runaway boy and the suicide of another while they were students at the Williams Lake Indian Residential School during the early part of this century. Embedded in these stories is the complex relationship between the Department of Indian Affairs, the Oblates, and the Aboriginal communities that in turn has influenced r.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (143 pages)
ISBN:9781551523378
155152337X

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