Assimilation

Looks at how Sol Tax incorporated action anthropology, through conventional tactics, into his goals of challenging the United States government policies and also challenged assimilationist ideals found in both science and politics.

Discusses the history and policies of Moor's School, an institution founded by a Congregational minister Eleazar Wheelock in 1754.

Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Victoria, 2004.

A portrait of Indian family of 3 boys, 1 girl, mother and father. All in Euro-Canadian dress but note sitting child's moccasins and mother's braids.

American Indian Peace Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Union Institute Graduate College, 2002.

Looks at letters from two of Wheelock's students that give insight into the nature of his relationships with his students and the role of writing within those relationships. Entire issue on one PDF. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

Honourable Allan Guy, Premier Ross Thatcher and another man stand at the front of the class with students looking on.

Saskatchewan Premier Ross Thatcher visits with an Aboriginal man near a stove in an unidentified "Indian" school.

Adult and Higher Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1995

Discusses the struggle between Indigenous people and the Canadian government over the assimilation of Canada's Indigenous population.

Discusses the role played by American Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones, Educational Director at the Phelps-Stokes Fund, 1917-1944, and lobbyist in the formation and implementation of the administrative and education policies of the United States’ government as they related to Indigenous peoples.

Discusses the challenges of finding a better place for Aboriginal peoples in our society and comments on previous failed policies. Entires issues on one pdf. to access article, scroll to page 16.

Humanities Thesis (M.A.)--California State University Dominguez Hills, 2013.

Explores practices and rights surrounding child welfare services and the re-regulation of First Nations agencies from state to privatized.

Website's purpose is to examine legacy and history of Residential Schools, commemorate lives of children who died, and promote social justice endeavours. Contains links to general news and information about the initiative, social justice campaigns and educational resources.

Reviews one of the earliest depictions of an alienated mixed-blooded main character as a victim of assimilation in the novel Sundown.

Candid photo of band gathered outside building. Dressed in European clothing.

Titled: Child framed by flowers and leaves. Portrait of child dressed in European clothing .

Children in European dress holding hands outside of Teepee.

Black and white photograph of threshing machinery, both motorized and horse drawn manned by indigenous men. Man with large beard standing in centre.

Titled: "In Front of Post Office". Four women, two adolescent girls and one infant in European dress.

Three men posing outside building. One sitting between two standing. European dressed.

Titled: Residential (?) school photo. Children posed with teachers/school master.

School photo in front of building. AD 1898, the date on the building. Girls on left boys on right, with teachers etc. in centre.

Entitled: "ST. Albert Convent 1898". A marching band, front row seated and back row standing, poses outside gates of convent. Non-indigenous and indigenous boys. Youville de St. Albert is written on the drum.

Title: "Students of Industrial School". Taken outside with trees in background.

Titled: "Two women smiling". Posed in front of wall. European dress.

Woman with two children. Girl possibly about to be confirmed.

Education Thesis (MC)--University of Lethbridge, 2013.

Looks at self investigation of identity, racialization and linking to Native history.

Paper given at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 30th Congress held in Cairns, Queensland, May 1994. Discusses the issue of dispossession,

Canadian Plains Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Regina, 2004.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 1999.

Discusses the sacred spiral pattern of repetition as a model for interpreting Charles Eastman's memoir.

Using a comparative approach to the two institutions argues that their primary goal was to mold Indigenous and Black students into a labor force for U.S. racial-settler capitalism.

Canadian Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 1986.

Examines contemporary experiences of Indigeneity among Aboriginal performers.

Introduces the history of Sámi education, its present state, future challenges, and practical solutions.

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--Harvard University, 1987.

Presents an interview with Murray Sinclair, chair of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), and discusses various residential school policies of assimilation.

Presents an interview with Murray Sinclair, chair of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, who discusses various testimonies from residential school survivors.

Discusses how the educational system imposed by the British served to create social injustice. Chapter one from Decolonisation in Aotearoa: Education, Research and Practice edited by Jessica Hutchings and Jenny Lee-Morgan.

English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Queen's University, 2005.

Questions whether the federal government`s attempts at apology, reconciliation and redress have the ability to challenge colonial foundations.

Questions what sort of restitution and reconciliation needs to occur if it is recognized that the Indian Residential System was genocidal.