History of Education, vol. 44, no. 4, 2015, pp. 480-502
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Looks at differences in Canadian and American education policies between 1930 and 1970. Covers topics on Canadian residential schools in B.C., American boarding schools in Washington State, and the role of churches in Canadian policy.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, September 2015, pp. 27-56
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Argues there isn't a clear idea of what truth and reconciliation should mean to the residential school survivors and Aboriginal people in general. Includes articles from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation report From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools.
The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 39, no. 3, Summer, 2015, pp. 243-270
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Article investigates how the forces of United States government and corporate interests worked together to entrench imperialist social relations and conditions. Refers to both the Occupy Wall Street movement and the Occupy Oakland movement.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 27, no. 2, Summer, 2015, pp. 62-79
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Discusses how Erdrich's approach to boarding schools is one of safe haven not the historical negative effects on Native communities. Suggests instructors supplement teaching so students get a complete picture of boarding school experiences.
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 50, no. 3, Since Skyscapers: New Histories of Native-Newcomer Relations ..., Winter, 2015, pp. 492-523
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Commission looked into the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's killing of sled dogs during the 1950s and 1960s. Focuses on how the inquiry combined written research with oral testimony to produce its final report.
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 15-39
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Supports apology for wrongs of the past and/or present and a credible commitment by the state for changes in future policy behavior.
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