Caughnawaga (Kahnawá:ke): Settler Accounts to 1900
Primarily newspaper articles.
Primarily newspaper articles.
Black and white photograph of three boys attending St. Michaels School in Duck Lake Saskatchewan.From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Photograph of three young women attending St. Michael's Residential School. From the book The Face Pullers: Photographing Native Canadians, 1871-1939 by Brock Silversides.
Overview of the history of First Nations people, with special attention given to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Topics covered include: education, legal status and the Indian Affairs Department. Excerpt from: Canada and Its Provinces, Vol. V, edited by Adam Shortt and Arthur Doughty.
Digitized versions of originals (1879-1949) mainly relating to day-to-day running of individual schools across Canada such as building maintenance, general administration, teachers' salaries and residences, and supplies. In some cases admissions and discharges (residential schools), death of pupils (residential schools), applications to teach, inspectors' reports, drugs and medical supplies for treatment of students, and vocational training supplies are also mentioned. Some headquarters files are included. Also included is link to indexes to the Indian Affairs School Files.
Compilation of primary sources which represent the settler's perspectives on the schools.