| A Long Journey: Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland Contributor(s): Procter, Andrea (Author) |
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ISBN: 1894725646 ISBN-13: 9781894725644 Publisher: ISER Books OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Indigenous Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs |
| Dewey: 371.829 |
| LCCN: 2020416279 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.90 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Left out of the national apology and reconciliation process begun in 2008, survivors of residential schools in Labrador and Newfoundland received a formal apology from the Canadian government in 2017. This recognition finally brought them into the circle of residential school survivors across Canada, and acknowledged their experiences as similarly painful and traumatic. For years, the story of residential schools has been told by the authorities who ran them. A Long Journey helps redress this imbalance by listening closely to the accounts of former students, as well as drawing extensively on government, community, and school archives. The book examines the history of boarding schools in Labrador and St. Anthony, and, in doing so, contextualizes the ongoing determination of Indigenous communities to regain control over their children's education. |