A National Crime: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System, 1879 to 1986

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University of Manitoba Press, 1999 - Education - 402 pages
Documents the history of the residential school system in Canada from ideology to destructive impact on individuals, families and communities. Topics covered include the management of the system, death and disease, malnutrition, neglect, abuse, assimilation, acculturation, and the cultural impact of the system on Aboriginal peoples.

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