TSQELMUCWÍLC

The Kamloops Indian Residential School—Resistance and A Reckoning

"Tsqelmucwilc" (pronounced cha-CAL-mux-weel) is a Secwepemc phrase loosely translated as "We return to being human again." Tsqelmucwilc is the story of those who survived the Kamloops Indian Residential School, based on the 1988 book Resistance and Renewal, a groundbreaking history of the school – and the first book on residential schools ever published in Canada.

Chapter Contributors Pages Year Price
Acknowledgements, contributors, a prologue written by Garry Gottfriedson, a foreword by Randy Fred, as well as a preface are provided.
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Chapter One provides the historical context within which Kamloops Indian Residential School came to be.
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In Chapter Two a history is given of the forcible removal of Indigenous children from their families into Kamloops Indian Residential School.
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Chapter Three details what life was like for students within the Kamloops Indian Residential School, and written records of first hand accounts are provided.
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In Chapter Four the author describes forms of resistance by the students within Kamloops Indian Residential School.
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Chapter Five provides an account of students’ return to their own communities at home and the psychological imprints their time at Kamloops Indian Residential School made.
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Chapter Six describes the aftermath of the oppression of Indigenous children who were forced into the Kamloops Indian Residential School.
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Chapter Seven provides first hand accounts from individuals who were victims of Kamloops Indian Residential School, touching on how their lives have been shaped by what they endured, and details …
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The authors gives their closing notes.
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