Assimilation

Metalinguistic commentaries about the complicated speech environment for Navajo children assimilated into the public school system.

Describes life as a student at a residential school starting in 1959 and a reunion of students twenty-five years later. Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.

Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--Queen's University, 2010.

Looks at thirty years of provincial integration initiatives.

Human and Social Development Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2003.

Teacher at the government boarding school operated on the Pima Indian Reservation, Arizona describes the personalities of individual students and relays anecdotes from the classroom. Reflects the attitudes and policies of the time.

Author relates the life story of her Irish grandmother who was raised as Anishnabe.

Educational Foundations Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Saskatchewan, 2004.

Human Development and Applied Psychology Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Toronto, 1997.

Argues that one way to deal with the imbalance of the mainstream school system is through the process of negotiating, establishing and applying practical aspects of tuition agreements developed by both parties.

Book review of: The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King.

Documents relating to the Indian Act, established in 1876; includes index. Excerpt from bound volume of Canadian Government annual reports.

Historical note:

In 1876, the first consolidated Indian Act reflected the Canadian government's preoccupation with land management, First Nations membership and local government, and the ultimate goal of assimilation of Canada's Aboriginal population.

Various material relating to the Indian Act, including suggestions to Diefenbaker that he oppose some clauses, particularly concerning the definition of "Indian" status; copy of submission requesting changes from the Day Star and Poorman reserves; copy of a movement made in Legislature that Indigenous peoples be granted the rights of a Canadian citizen, while retaining their Treaty rights; letter of thanks to Diefenbaker regarding his efforts to have a Royal Commission to investigate the administration of Indian Affairs in Canada; etc.

Provides an overview of legislative acts starting with the British North American Act.

File containing notes and correspondence regarding self-government, citizenship, civil rights and the Indian Act (and amendments to). Includes correspondence from E. D. Fulton discussing the feasibility of Indians electing their own MPs; correspondence to Diefenbaker from J. B. Tootoosis regarding the appointment of an Aboriginal to the Senate; correspondence from Andre Renaud supporting Diefenbaker's call for a Royal Commission on Indian affairs. Notes on Hansard.

Discusses government policy, the relationship between the Federal government, its officials and missionaries, and the impact of the government's move away from residential to local schools. The article includes the results of interviews with former Indian agents.

Discusses how Eastman's contradictory roles as "an Indian, an American" challenge understandings of cultural assimilation. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article scroll down to appropriate article.

This study is the result of a questionnaire given to 8th and 12th grade Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students living in Montana who were from reserves or lived close to a reserve. It focused on the occupational, financial and educational goals. The questionnaire also asked about situations in which respondents would be willing to associate with members of the opposite race.

Discusses how Native American musicians have fused native music styles with other musical traditions to assimilate into United States culture.

Teacher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oregon, 1993.

Discusses: history of the schools, consequences of removal for individuals and their families, impact of child placement services and welfare programs, and potential remedies.

Author discusses her boarding school experiences and its effect on her life.

Comments on boarding schools, mission and day schools, and education policies

Curriculum unit developed for high school students. Objective is for students to be able to answer the following questions: What is assimilation and its variety of terms and how are these sociological concepts related to Native American people? How was assimilation used as a discrimination tool against Native American people? How have Native American people resisted these assimilation attempts? and How have Native American people demonstrated their resilience to these assimilation policies over time?

Compares the forced removal of American Indian and Aboriginal children in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, arguing that governments intentionally removed indigenous children to institutions as acts of colonial control, not assimilation. Chapter from Boarding School Blues: Revisiting American Indian Educational Experiences edited by Clifford E. Trafzer, Jean A. Keller, Lorene Sisquoc.

A 2-4 day lesson plan for Grades 11 and 12; focuses on the American experience.

Author, who was born in 1879 and began attending the Hampton Institute in 1892, relates his experiences before, during,and after his time at the residential school.

A postcard inscribed: Indian drying meat, Loon Lake, Sask. There is a full-length photo of an Aboriginal man by meat drying structure with tent in background. He is dressed in western clothes.

An image of a large group of Aboriginal people in western style clothing with two teepees in the background. A priest in a black robe stands at the far right.

Concerns about the quality of education and Apache children dropping out of school.

Subcommittee produced extensive report which examined the history of residential, tribal and public education and made numerous recommendations to improve the system.

Uses the example of a school located in Minnesota to demonstrate the evolution of U.S. policies involving education of Native Americans.

Praises the work of the schools, gives brief description of the curriculum, and describes how eager the pupils' families are for them to become assimilated.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1959.

Book review of: Indian Education in Canada: The Legacy, Volume 1 edited by Jean Barman, Yvonne Hébert and Don McCaskill.

Book review of: Indian Education in Canada, Volume 1: The Legacy edited by Jean Barman, Yvonne Hebert and Don McCaskill.

Book review of: Indian Education in Canada edited by Jean Barman, Yvonne Hebert, Don McCaskill.

Book review of: Indian Education in Canada, Volume 2: The Challenge edited by Jean Barman, Yvonne Hébert and Don McCaskill.

Image depicts an elderly couple posing in front of their teepee with 3 young children. Elderly man holds a stick and is wearing a cross around his neck. They all wear western style dress, though the children have traditional beadwork around their necks. Teepee and rack clearly visible in background. Inscription on back reads: "Indian Family & tee-pee Cree tribe".

A photograph of an Aboriginal family in front of their teepee wearing western clothing. Taken in Prince Albert District, NWT [1901].

Historical note:

Theodore Henry James Charmbury or T. H. J. as he was known, was an assistant to photographer Samuel Gray in Prince Albert for two years before starting his own studio there in 1902. He moved to Saskatoon in 1918, and was mainly a portrait photographer there until he retired in 1938. He photographed several Native leaders including Fine Day and Kahneepotaytayo. Two fires (1931, 1942) destroyed a huge portion of his negative collection.

An image of a large Aboriginal family posed near campfire. They are dressed in long, European style clothing. The men and boys all wear hats. Pots are hung over fire on a metal tripod. In the background are three Europeans with bicycles. Copied from booklet VIEWS OF CITY OF SASKATOON

Looks at the ways Native-American teachers influenced the experiences of children in boarding schools by helping students value both white education and their Native-American heritage.

A colour illustration of the Brandon Indian Industrial School. It is on a hill and depicted in the summer.

Newspaper produced by the Haskell Indian Junior College (an American residential school). Covers the years 1904, 1916-1918, 1939-1948. Reflects the attitudes and policies of the time.

An examination into the introduction of land allotments into Indian Territory and the efforts of Cherokee lobbyists to prevent its implementation in the late nineteenth century.