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Canada's residential schools : the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

962 pages : · The residential school system established for Canada's Indigenous population in the nineteenth century is one of the darkest, most troubling chapters in Canada's history. While some people regard the schools established under that system as centres of education, they were, in reality, centres of cultural indoctrination. The first section places residential schooling for Indigenous people in historical context and examines the pre-Confederation roots of the Canadian residential school system. The second section describes the history and the student experience of residential schools from Confederation to 1939.--Includes text from the document · Includes bibliographical references (pages 929-962) · Microfiche. Ann Arbor, Mich. : ProQuest, 11 microfiches : negative ; 11 x 15 cm · Microfilm image of original print version; title from title page · volumes ; 25 cm · "Published for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission." · Volumes 2-6 published in 2015: volumes 2, 3, 5, 6 reprinted in 2016; volume 4 reprinted in 2017 · Includes bibliographical references and indexes · volume 1, part 1. The history, part 1 : origins to 1939 -- volume 2. The Inuit and northern experience -- v

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