An unsettling study of two tragic events at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which serve as a microcosm of the profound impact the residential school system had on Aboriginal communities in Canada throughout this century. The book's focal points are the death of a runaway boy and the suicide of another while they were students at the Williams Lake Indian Residential School during the early part of this century. Imbedded in these stories is the complex relationship between the Department of Indian Affairs, the Oblates, and the Aboriginal communities that in turn has influenced relations between government, church, and Aboriginals today.
Authors
- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-139) and index
- Control Number Identifier
- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 371.82997/9
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- An earlier version of this book was published by the Cariboo Tribal Council in 1992"--T.p. verso Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-bc
- ISBN
- 9781551523378
- LCCN
- E96.6.S7
- LCCN Item number
- F87 1995eb
- Modifying agency
- CaBNVSL
- Original cataloging agency
- DLC
- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (142 p.)
- Publisher or Distributor Number
- CaOOCEL
- Rights
- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)thg00603181 (OCoLC)728036901 (CaOOCEL)409137
- System Details Note
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Transcribing agency
- DLC
Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Preface 10
- CHAPTER ONE: A "Sacred Duty" 14
- CHAPTER TWO: The Shuswap Response to Colonialism 38
- CHAPTER THREE: The Early Years of the Mission School 49
- CHAPTER FOUR: A Death and an Inquest 63
- CHAPTER FIVE: The Government Investigation 81
- CHAPTER SIX: Runaways and a Suicide 90
- CHAPTER SEVEN: History in the Present 104
- Appendix 122
- Notes 130
- Index 141
- A 141
- B 141
- C 141
- D 141
- E 141
- F 141
- H 142
- I 142
- J 142
- L 142
- M 142
- N 142
- O 142
- P 142
- Q 142
- R 142
- S 142
- T 143
- U 143
- V 143
- W 143
