Assimilation

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The Beauty and Sadness of Punnichy

Alternate Title
Common Ground
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Cuthand
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 1, January 2008, p. 6
Description
Looks at the lack of integration of aboriginals and non-aboriginals using the community of Punnichy as an example. Article located by scrolling to page 6.
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Before Truth: The Labors of Testimony and the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naomi Angel
Culture, Theory and Critique, vol. 53, no. 2, Special Issue: The Crossroads of Memory, 2012, pp. 199-214
Description
Discusses national gathering held by the Commission in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Argues that survivors' testimonies served as much to repair the family ties, which residential schools had destroyed, as to alleviate suffering of victims or deal with the oppressor/oppressed relationship.
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Betraying the Victims: The 'Stolen Generations' Report

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ron Brunton
IPA Backgrounder, vol. 10, no. 1, February 1998, pp. 1-24
Description
Disputes issues discussed in the 1997 national inquiry report, Bringing Them Home, such as specific cases, comparison of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal child removal and the claim of genocide.
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Beyond School Walls: Indigenous Mobility at Sherman Institute

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Whalen
Western Historical Quarterly, vol. 49, no. 3, Autumn, 2018, pp. 275-297
Description
An exploration of Indigenous student mobility away from the Sherman Institute in Riverside, California that reveals both Indigenous agency and neglect on the part of school officials.
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Beyond the Four Waves of Colonization

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Darien Thira
Description
In a brief article, author contends that Western conceptions of "healing" have created a social welfare industry which serves as another method of assimilation.
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Big Brother's Hunger

Alternate Title
All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward, Lecture 2
[2018 CBC Massey Lectures]
[Ideas with Paul Kennedy]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Tanya Talaga
Description
Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the the second of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Halifax. Talaga's second lecture focuses on the effects for Indigenous peoples of displacement from their traditional territories and of ongoing contemporary extractive resource economies. Duration: 53:59
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Blanket Exercise Treaty 8 and Métis (Alberta) Adaptation: Facilitator Guide

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alberta Teachers' Association
Description
Adapted for the Alberta context from the KAIROS Blanket Exercise, an interactive learning experience focusing on the historical and contemporary relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Canada. Themes explored are: assimilation, discrimination, Indigenous rights and reconciliation.
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Boarding School Abuses, Human Rights, and Reparations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 89-102
Description
Discussion on the injustices suffered by Aboriginal children in schools, and the compensation offered to address those human rights violations.
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The Boarding School Experience in American Indian Literature

Alternate Title
Native American Classics: Graphic Classics ; vol. 24
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Joseph Bruchac
John Smelcer
Description
Excerpt from Native American Classics: Graphic Classics, volume 24 edited by Joseph Bruchac, John Smelcer and Tom Pomplun. American Indian writers often reference boarding school experiences in their poems, short stories, essays, novels and plays. Provides a list of suggested readings on American Indian boarding schools in Canada and the United States.
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Boarding School vs. Day School Experiences

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Chellammal Vaidyanathan
Sheila Lamb?]
Description
Lesson plan for grades 5-6 discusses the experiences of Hopi children in the two types of educational institutions. Includes reminiscences of former students.
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Boarding Schools, United States and Canada

Alternate Title
American Indian Heritage Month: Commemoration vs. Exploitation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ABC-CLIO
Description
Brief overview of the system. Includes student essay published by Carlisle School.
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[Book Review]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Brenda J. Child
Journal of American History, vol. 92, no. 3, December 2005, pp. 1008-1009
Description
Book review of: American Indian Education: A History by Jon Reyhner and Jeanne Eder.
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Book Review

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
James S. Frideres
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 17, no. 2, 1997, pp. 365-367
Description
Book review of: No End of Grief: Indian Residential Schools in Canada by Agnes Grant.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Debra K. S. Barker
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 16, no. 2, Summer, 2004, pp. 74-81
Description
Book review of: Shaping Survival: Essays by Four American Indian Tribal Women by Lanniko L. Lee, Florestine Kiyukanpi Renville, Karen Lone Hill and Lydia Whirlwind Soldier; edited by Jack W. Marken and Charles L. Woodard. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 74.
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[Book Reviews]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris McCormick
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 28, no. 3, 1993, pp. 491-493
Description
Book review of: Out of the Depths: The Experiences of Mi'kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia by Isabelle Knockwood.
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Book Reviews and Book Notices

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
R. L. Brunhouse
Pennsylvania History, vol. 3, no. 2, April 1935, pp. 143-144
Description
Book review of: Pratt, the Red Man's Moses by Elaine Goodale Eastman. All book reviews of one pdf. To access review, scroll to appropriate page.
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Breaking the Silence: International Conference on the Indian Residential Schools Commission of Canada

Alternate Title
Breaking the Silence: International Conference on the Indian Residential Schools Commission of Canada ; Part 2, Reconciliation: An International Perspective
Breaking the Silence: International Conference on the Indian Residential Schools Commission of Canada ; Part 4, The Ethical Challenges of Reconciliation
Breaking the Silence: International Conference on the Indian Residential Schools Commission of Canada ; Part 6, Media, Ethics and Reconciliation
Breaking the Silence: International Conference on the Indian Residential Schools Commission of Canada ; Part 9, Memory, Truth and Reconciliation
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Presents an 11 part audio recording of conference held September 26-27, 2008 at the University of Montreal. Participants include: Peter Dietsch, Jeff Corntassel, Paige Arthur, Cynthia Milton, Daniel Weinstock, Perre Noreau, Christian Nadeau, Val Napoleon, Dale Turner, Maxime St-Hilaire, Lance Delisle, Ellen Gabriel, Matt James, Renée Dupuis, Phil Fontaine, Marianne Stenbaek, Sue Campbell, Roger Simon, Robina Thomas, Paulette Regan, Caludette-Dumon-Smith, Delbert Sampson, Eduardo Gonzalez, Mike Standup.
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Bridge Over Troubled Australian Waters: Reparations for Aboriginal Child Removals and British Child Migrants

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonio Buti
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 10, no. 4, December 2003, p. [?]
Description
Brief overview of the history of the removals and migrants, examines the demands made for reparations and the legal and moral basis of reparations. Concludes with a suggested approach to the issue of providing reparations.
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Bringing Them Home

Alternate Title
RightsEd: Human Rights Education Resources for Teachers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Australian Human Rights Commission
Description
Educator's resource for the report Bringing Them Home: National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. Most activities suitable for grade 9 and up.
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[Bringing Them Home: Oral History Interviews]

Alternate Title
[Bringing Them Home Oral History Project]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
National Library of Australia
Description
Links to audio of interviews with over 190 Aboriginals who were taken from their families by the Australian government in an effort to assimilate them.
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The Broken Crucible of Assimilation: Forest Grove Indian School and the Origins of Off-Reservation Boarding-School Education in the West

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cary C. Collins
Oregon Historical Quarterly, vol. 101, no. 4, Winter, 2000, pp. 466-507
Description

Using selected correspondence to explore the experiences of Indigenous students at Forest Grove Indian School in Oregon. The primary sources discussed are provided at the end of the article.

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Building Bridges

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada speaks about the Commission's mandate and activities, and what Canadian society must do to achieve true reconciliation with Aboriginal peoples. Duration: 1:11:22.
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Canada and the Legacy of the Indian Residential Schools: Transitional Justice for Indigenous People in a Non-Transitional Society

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Courtney Jung
Description
Expands on a previously published research brief. Outlines three areas in which the interests and goals of government and Aboriginals may differ: scope of injustices, government's attempt to draw a line through the past and legitimate current policies, and government's use of the process as an attempt to assert authority.
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Canada's Dark Secret

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bud Whiteye
Roberta Hill
Ron Shortt
Rania El Rafei
Description
Primary focus is the personal narratives of two survivors of the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School, with some general information of the school system and the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Duration: 47:30.
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Canada's Indian Residential School System

Alternate Title
Wayne K. Spear: Owenna'shon:a
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wayne K. Spear
Description
Brief overview of the policies and attitudes which led to the establishment of the system.
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