Assimilation

Examines whether First Nations have an enforceable right to educate children in their own languages at public expense.

Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD Best of News in Review: Native Studies.

Explores the theory that the experience of victimization will not change if the power structure which inflicted the damage remains unchanged.

Argues cycle of violence and criminality has emerged from the colonial legacy of assimilationist policies and offers strategies for breaking the cycle.

Administration and Policy Studies Thesis, (M.A.)--McGill University, 1984.

Discusses the Indigenous Human Rights Tribunal into Genocide in Canada, formed to gather proof of genocide which could result in criminal cases against personnel responsible and compensation.

For use with grades 5-12. Duration: 22:16.

Brief article discusses the impact of residential schools in the context of building rapport with Aboriginal clients. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p. 19.

Looks at how the social construction of Canadian identity may present a barrier in achieving a meaningful reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Paper presented at "Encounters: Situating 'Relation' in Communication and Culture" Intersections 2010 9th Annual Graduate Student Conference hosted hosted by the students in the Joint Program in Communication and Culture, York and Ryerson Universities.

Federal government paper on topics such as history, self-government, treaties, education and economic development relating to aboriginal people in Canada.

Missionary publication. Content and language reflect the attitudes and policies of the times.

Education Thesis (M.A.)--Saint Mary's University, 1989.

Surveys "non-Aboriginal public knowledge and attitudes about Aboriginal peoples". Report shows eighty-four percent of Canadians surveyed want to be part of reconciliation process with Indigenous people and thirty percent of young people between the ages of 18-29 feel they have an individual part to play.

Discusses the notion of cultural harm during the residential school era, which is defined as "the breakdown of the spiritual, moral, health and emotional fabric of Indigenous people."

Discusses the historic compensation package agreed to by the Canadian federal government and the lack of any similar actions by the governments of the other two countries.

Political Science Thesis (M.A.)--Western University, 2015.

Looks at the genocide of the Indigenous population over the past 300 years in the United States. Duration: 1:03:10.

Explores contexts and subtexts of the debate about American national identity.

Comments on the poor health conditions experienced by Indigenous people on a global scale, compared to non-Indigenous.

Examines the philosophies and goals of Native American assimilation into Anglo-American culture.

Website contains the history, general information & resources on the Carlisle Indian Industrial School with links to other useful websites.

Lesson plan for use with Grades 5-12.

Anthropology Thesis (Ph.D.)--American University, 1979.

Website includes links to digitized student records, list and ledgers, cemetery information, teaching resources, and publications such as The Indian Helper and The Red Man.

Focuses on women who left the institution, became professional writers, and used their literacy skills to subvert the assimilationist goals of the boarding school system.

A photograph of a carriage in front of the Battleford Indian Industrial School, date unknown.

Presents a students perspective on how Richard Henry Pratt, founder and superintendent of Carlisle residential school, planned to assimilate students, and discusses how students found ways of interpreting and mastering their environments through storytelling.

"Second edition." Reflects attitudes and policies of the time.

Describes the different education goals of the federal government and Catholic church.

Discusses how the founder of Carlisle Indian Industrial School manipulated coverage of the Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee to further his own agenda of eliminating the competition in the Catholic contract schools.

Off-reservation boarding school established to counteract influence of Protestantism. Discusses policies and curriculum which were taken from both the Catholic and governmental school systems.

Clip filmed at the Bishop Horden Memorial School located in Moose Factory, Ontario. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 2:44.

Interview with Murray Sinclair of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission discusses the aim of residential schools in Canada.

Video (17 min.) narrated by Gerry Oleman of the BC Provincial Residential School Project. Includes numerous archival photos.

Discusses the history & conditions of boarding schools and the impact on Native children.

Discusses similarities of two residential structures, government schools and foster homes, that have housed Aboriginal children when they were removed from their people. The paper is an attempt to influence child welfare practice in ways that would respect the integrity of family and Aboriginal communities.

Focuses on the federal system of education and the changing role of Canada and First Nations people in the delivery and governance of education.

Historical overview of the evolution of Yuki tribal chiefs from precontact to the acculturation era of the late nineteenth century.

Comments on Eastman's work, From the Deep Woods to Civilization, and his notion that Aboriginals had little choice but to assimilate into white society if they were to survive. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 52.

A long time resident of Cumberland House talks about conditions in the area during the years that Jim Brady was living there.

A waist-up portrait taken beside a newspaper article titled: Church Doesn't Want Indian Day Schools. The article outlines the United Church's appeal to the Government not to discontinue Residential Schools. The two main reasons were (a) so they could keep trachoma and tuberculosis in check and (b) so they can better develop moral fibre and Christian character in preparation for full citizenship.

A historical perspective on the boarding school experience.

Abstract from author's Liberal Studies Thesis (M.A.)--Dartmouth College, 1997.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Arizona State University, 2004.

Black and White photograph Chief Big Bear of the plains Cree in western style clothing.

Black and white photograph of Chief Prosper John (on left) and another indigenous man from the One Arrow Reserve near Batoche Saskatchewan sitting on a pile of wood wearing European clothing.

A photograph of Chief Thunderchild, standing in front of a tent wearing a military style coat and treaty medals. Rev. Edward Ahenakew recorded Thunderchild's narratives and compiled them in the book, VOICES OF THE PLAINS CREE.

History of the end of one form of colonialism in slavery and the rise of another through residential schools in Canada.

Individualized Program Thesis (M.A.)--Concordia University, 2019.