Shingwauk's Vision : A History Of Native Residential Schools

The author J. R. Miller examines the history of Indigenous residential schools in Canada. The work traces the development of such institutions from early missionary efforts in New France through the expansion of the system in the late nineteenth century and its decline in the mid-twentieth century.

The text considers the roles of government authorities, church organizations, and students, addressing policies, daily life within the schools, and responses from Indigenous communities. Drawing on archival sources and personal accounts, it documents experiences of instruction, labour, and discipline, as well as resistance to the system.

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