Book
Shingwauk's vision : a history of Native residential schools
Record details
- ISBN: 0802078583 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 080200833X (bound) :
- ISBN: 9780802078582 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780802008336 (bound) :
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Physical Description:
xii, 582 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
print - Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c1996.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: 'The True Realization of Chief Shingwauk's Vision' -- 1. 'The Three Ls'': The Traditional Education of the Indigenous Peoples -- 2. 'No Notable Fruit Was Seen': Residential School Experiments in New France -- 3. 'Teach Them How to Live Well and to Die Happy': Residential Schooling in British North America -- 4. 'Calling In the Aid of Religion': Creating a Residential School System -- 5. 'Dressing Up a Dead Branch with Flowers': The Expansion and Consolidation of the Residential School System -- 6. 'To Have the "Indian" Educated Out of Them': Classroom and Class -- 7. 'The Means of Wiping Out the Whole Indian Establishment': Race and Assimilation -- 8. 'The Misfortune of Being a Woman': Gender -- 9. 'Such Employment He Can Get at Home': Work and Play -- 10. 'Bleeding the Children to Feed the Mother-House': Child 'Care' -- 11. 'Sadness, Pain, and Misery Were My Legacy as an Indian': Abuse -- 12. 'You Ain't My Boss': Resistance -- 13. 'Our Greatest Need Today Is Proper Education': Winding Down the System -- 14. Shingwauk's Vision/Aboriginal Nightmare: An Assessment. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | Donation (copy 4 only) ; 2005/05. |
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| Topic Heading: | First Nations interest |
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- 8 of 8 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kitimat Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitimat Public Library | 371.9797 Mil (Text) | 32665000926610 | Non-fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
J.R. Miller is a professor emeritus of history at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of numerous works on issues related to Indigenous peoples including Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens and Shingwauk’s Vision, both published by University of Toronto Press.
J.R. Miller is a Canada Research Chair and professor in the Department of History at the University of Saskatchewan.
