Assimilation

Discusses the history and revival of the Hawaiian language.

Former students of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School reveal after-effects of abuse and cultural assimilation still exist.

Book review of: Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools by J. R. Miller.

Book review of: Shingwauk's Vision by J. R. Miller. To read review, scroll down to page 99.

Black and white photograph of Metis cowboys Alex Gladstone and Dan Nault, in western cowboy apparel.

Black and white photograph of four young sarcee cowboys (from left) Anthony Dodging Horse, George Big Plume, Frank One Spot, and Pat Dodging Horse, all wearing western cowboy apparel.

Author examines recorded names for birds in the language of the Yupik; finds a strong correlation between the imposition of Russian language and schooling and the loss of Yupik bird names and the traditional knowledge contained therein.

Argues that the symbolic practice of gift exchange in Sami coastal communities represents identity.

Documentary focuses on three survivors and their experiences before, during, and after they attended residential school. Duration: 45:22.

Indigenous Studies Thesis (Ph.D.)--Trent University, 2013.

A photograph of a young Aboriginal man standing in front of a teepee, taken in Prince Albert, NWT [1901]. He wears a cowboy style hat, fringed chaps, a checkered shirt, neck tie, and several strings of beads around neck. He is a Dakota person, probably from Wahpeton.

Historical note:

An interview that consists of Sister Norma Jeff's recollections of her experiences as a teacher.

Representation of similarities between the residential school system and killing of the buffalo. Uses National Film board archives. Duration: 3:42.

Overview of the Cottage Settlement designed to help graduates of the Sitka Industrial and Training School transition into mission sanctioned lifestyles.

Looks at the forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families and its effects and discusses the shifts in child welfare policy, and amendment to adoption laws.

Discusses the impact of residential schools and the forced removal of children for the purposes of foster care or adoption. Argues that current practices and training must take into account the damage inflicted by the drive for assimilation and incorporate the Aboriginal worldview when dealing with clients.

Looks at the state's use of skiing to assimilate Indigenous Sámi people and how it became part of their identity in the 1970s.

Documentary on residential schools. Total duration: 51:48 in 6 parts.

Study defines the cultural values and symbols of the Snoqualmie people and then uses the maintenance of these cultural pieces to evaluate the resistance of the Snoqualmie to assimilation.

Consists of an interview where he discusses a battle between the Haida and an unspecified tribe. He mentions the first contact with non-Indians.

Contains timeline from 1620-1996 as well as a brief synopsis of Residential School Syndrome (RSS).

Education Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Massachusetts Amherst, 1998.

The author uses numerous examples of how the legal system works against aboriginals in Canada. Case subjects include practicing medicine without a license, hunting on unoccupied Crown lands in the Northwest Territories, and income tax and traffic laws on reserves. The author calls for examinations of the reserve system and the Indian Act.

Looks at how residential and boarding schools in Canada and the United States impacted Native culture and childhood.

Traces the history of Aboriginal education, offers suggestions for improvement, and advances the theory that cutural difference should produce creative expansion in art and ideas.

Discusses school disparagement of Aleut ways and conflicts about education as a means of advancement.

Monthly magazine was produced by Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute Press, Hampton, Virgina. Reflects the attitudes and policies of the time

Monthly magazine was produced by Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute Press, Hampton, Virgina. Reflects the attitudes and policies of the time

Monthly magazine was produced by Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute Press, Hampton, Virgina. Reflects the attitudes and policies of the time.

Monthly magazine was produced by The Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia. Includes special issue. Reflects the attitudes and policies of the time

Monthly magazine was produced by Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute Press, Hampton, Virgina. Reflects the attitudes and policies of the time.

Discusses both the decline and revival of Inuktitut and the implications for Inuit culture and sovereignty.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--Mount Saint Vincent University, 2017.

Selected from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation's three-volume Truth and Reconciliation series. Book club edition.

Book reviews of 3 books: On Records: Delaware Indians, Colonists, and the Media of History and Memory by Andrew Newman. Firsting and Lasting: Writing Indians Out of Existence in New England by Jean O'Brien. English Letters and Indian Literacies: Reading, Writing, and New England Missionary Schools, 1750-1830 by Hilary E. Wyss.

Explores two court cases related to archival records and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Canada. Archival records are created and shaped with a colonial imprint for the constitution of a settler archival memory.

Excerpts from speech given in Edmonton about genocide of the Aboriginal Peoples through the residential schools.

Dual History and Archives Management Thesis (M.A.)--Simmons College, 2012.

Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service Thesis (D.Ed.)--Cardinal Stritch University, 2006.

Social Work Thesis (M.S.W.)--Carleton University, 1995.

Uses various architecture drafts for the exhibit to examine how the school was to be a physical manifestation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' assimilationist agenda.

Black and white photograph of a Peigan man from Montana riding a horse in traditional clothing bearing the American flag at the MacLeod Jubilee Parade.

Shows how the mental health of Aboriginal people is a direct result of landlessness, poverty, welfare dependency, vulnerability and the breakdown of Aboriginal law, values and family caused by past and present government policies.

International/Intercultural Education Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Alberta, 1990.

In a statement, Jean Chretien rejects criticism from Aboriginal leaders relating to the publishing of the "White Paper,", and emphasizes that the Federal Government's proposals were "made in good faith" and that negotiations with Aboriginal leaders were essential in establishing a new policy for Aboriginals.

Expresses the organization's disappointment with the Federal Government's new "Indian Policy", claiming that despite consultation with Aboriginal leaders, the policy was "evading the responsibility" of the government under the British North America Act.

Historical note:

Discusses the effects of residential schools on the survivors and their families. Duration: 18:35.