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Closing the Schools

From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential 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 photographs and illustrations, excerpts from newspaper articles and firsthand accounts of individuals involved.

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Melanie Florence

Melanie Florence is full-time writer based in Toronto. She is the author of the SideStreets novel One Night and the Recordbooks title Jordin Tootoo: The Highs and Lows in the Journey of the First Inuk to Play in the NHL, which was chosen as an Honor Book by The American Indian Library Association. Melanie is of Plains Cree and Scottish descent.