Melanie Florence

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Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools

The Devastating Impact on Canada’s Indigenous People and the Reconciliation Commission’s Findings and Calls for Action

Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools is designed to provide an introductory-level overview of the history and effects of the Residential School system in Canada. This title makes … 130 View
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Introduction

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The introduction provides a brief overview of the importance of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and outlines the goals of the book. 1 $0.10 Add
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Life Before the Schools

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This chapter provides an overview of the lives and cultures of indigenous people in Canada prior to the residential schools. It illustrates this with paintings, artifacts, photographs, and … 30 $3.00 Add
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Conflict Arising From Contact

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This chapter discusses the policies that were enacted by the Canadian government and the effect this had on Canada’s Indigenous People. It illustrates this with photographs and … 10 $1.00 Add
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The Children are Taken

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This chapter discusses how thousands of children were forcibly removed from their homes and taken to residential schools. It illustrates this with photographs, illustrations, and documents as … 6 $0.60 Add
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Life at Residential School

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This chapter describes the experiences of students at residential schools. It illustrates this with photographs and illustrations of artifacts and documents as well as art created by former … 28 $2.80 Add
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Closing the Schools

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This chapter describes the events and shift in political climate that eventually led to the closure of residential schools in the latter half of the twentieth century. It illustrates this with … 4 $0.40 Add
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Life After Residential School

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This chapter describes the long-lasting impact that residential schools had on indigenous communities. It illustrates this with photographs and illustrations, documents, and firsthand accounts … 12 $1.20 Add
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Apology and Redress

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This chapter explores the response from the Canadian government and religious organizations as well as the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in documenting the experiences of … 22 $2.20 Add
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Timeline

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A timeline of the events discussed in the book beginning with the opening of the first residential school in 1831 and concluding with the TRC final report and call to action in 2015. 2 $0.20 Add
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Glossary

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A list of key terms and definitions from the text. 2 $0.20 Add
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For Further Reading

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A list of books, films, websites, and reference material on the subject of residential schools. 1 $0.10 Add
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Visual Credits

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Index

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