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Genre/Form: | Electronic books History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Phil Fontaine; Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, |
ISBN: | 9780887555404 0887555403 |
OCLC Number: | 994474727 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 274 pages) : illustrations, map |
Contents: | Residential schools in Canada -- The history -- The school experience -- The legacy -- Reconciliation -- Calls to action. |
Responsibility: | from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ; foreword by Phil Fontaine. |
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"There are good and bad things in our society, successes and failures. But there is only one fundamental reality that remains unaddressed. That is the situation of indigenous peoples. This is the single most important issue before us, whether we are recently arrived in Canada or have been here for centuries. This is the prime issue on which we should be judging governments and potential governments." John Ralston Saul The Globe and Mail |"The attempt to transform us failed. The true legacy of the survivors, then, will be the transformation of Canada." Phil Fontaine, from the Foreword Read more...
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