A national crime the Canadian government and the residential school system, 1879 to 1986

Summary: Documents the history of the residential school system in Canada from ideology to destructive impact on individuals, families and communities. Topics covered include the management of the system, death and disease, malnutrition, neglect, abuse, assimilation, acculturation, and the cultural impact of the system on Aboriginal peoples.

Record details

ISBN: 9780887556463
ISBN: 0887556469
ISBN: 9780887551666
ISBN: 0887551661
ISBN: 0887554156 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780887554155 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 0887553036 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9780887553035 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 402 p., [10] p. of plates) : ill., ports.
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Publisher: Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, c1999.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Pt. 1. Vision: the circle of civilized conditions -- pt. 2. Reality: the system at work, 1879-1946 -- pt. 3. Integration and guardianship, 1946-1986
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.