Playing Citizens: The Social Education of American Indians, 1875-1924
Theses
Author/Creator
Michael Hawkins Scarlett
Description
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Minnesota, 2009.
Brief discussion of how schools functioned, abuses that took place, churches and government's response to law suits, settlement agreements and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Chapter eight from A History of Treaties and Policies, which is vol. 7 in the Aboriginal Policy Research series. Originally presented at the third annual Aboriginal Policy Research Conference, 2009.
Anthology merges two previously published works: My Life in Residential School and Remembering Will Have to Do.
Discusses the issue of institutional abuse in Canada, provides assessments of possible approaches to meeting the needs of survivors, and makes recommendations in continuing efforts to develop more effective policies and programs.