Title A national crime : the Canadian government and the residential school system, 1879 to 1986 / John S. Milloy

Published Winnipeg : University of Manitoba Press, ©1999

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 402 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, portraits Series Manitoba studies in native history, 0826-9416 ; 11 Manitoba studies in native history ; 11. 0826-9416 Contents Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1 � Vision: The Circle of Civilized Conditions -- 1 The Tuition of Thomas Moore -- 2 The Imperial Heritage, 1830 to 1879 -- 3 The Founding Vision of Residential School Education, 1879 to 1920 -- Part 2 � Reality: The System at Work, 1879 to 1946 -- 4 A National Crime: Building and Managing the System, 1879 to 1946 -- 5 The Charge of Manslaughter: Disease and Death, 1879 to 1946 -- 6 We Are Going to Tell You How We Are Treated: Food and Clothing, 1879 to 1946 7 The Parenting Presumption: Neglect and Abuse8 Teaching and Learning, 1879 to 1946 -- Part 3 � Integration and Guardianship, 1946 to 1986 -- 9 Integration for Closure: 1946 to 1986 -- 10 Persistence: The Struggle for Closure -- 11 Northern and Arctic Assimilation -- 12 The Failure of Guardianship: Neglect and Abuse, 1946 to 1986 -- Epilogue: Beyond Closure, 1992 to 1998 -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U Vw -- y 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Indians of North America -- Education -- Canada -- History EDUCATION -- Students & Student Life. Indians of North America -- Education Heimschule Geschichte 1879-1986. Canada Kanada Indianer. Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780887553035 0887553036 9780887554155 0887554156 9780887555190 0887555195 1283090554 9781283090551 9786613090553 6613090557

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