Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Residential Schools: Canada’s Inglorious Educational Past



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[1] CBC News, “PM cites ‘sad chapter’ in apology for residential schools,” June 11, 2008, accessed July 6, 2011.http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2008/06/11/Aboriginal-apology.html.
[2] Ibid.,
[3] CBC News, “A timeline of residential schools, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission,” Last updated June 11, 2011, accessed July 6, 2011,http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2008/05/16/f-timeline-residential-schools.html.
[4] Magne Ove Varsi, “Canadian Residential Schools Victims Receive Compensation,” April 4, 2010, accessed July 6, 2011,  http://www.galdu.org/web/index.php?odas=4493&giella1=eng.
[5] BBC News, “Abuse payout for Native Americans,” November 23, 2005, accessed July, 6, 2011,http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4465102.stm.
[6] Bill Curry and Karen Howlett, “Natives died in droves as Ottawa ignored warnings,” last updated March 12, 2010, accessed July 6, 2011, the Globe and Mail,http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/natives-died-in-droves-as-ottawa-ignored-warnings/article754798/.
[7] Madeleine Dion Stout and Gregory Kipling, “Aboriginal People, Resilience, and the Residential School Legacy,” (Ottawa: The Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2008), 40.
[8] John Fielding and Rosemary Evans, “Canada: Our Century, Our Story,” (Scarborough: Nelson Canada EDHI, 2001), 98-100.
[9] Roland Chrisjohn and Sherri Young, “The Circle Game: Shadow and Substance in the Residential School Experience in Canada,” (Penticton: Theytus, 1997), 9.
[10] John Fielding, “Canada: Our Century, Our Story,” 98-100.
[11] Ibid., 98-100.
[12] J. Kevin Barlow, “Residential Schools, Prisons, and HIV/AIDS among Aboriginal People in Canada: Exploring the Connections,” (Ottawa: Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2009), 7
[13] Madeleine Dion Stout, “Aboriginal People, Resilience, and the Residential School Legacy,” 42.
[14] Madeleine Dion Stout, “Aboriginal People, Resilience, and the Residential School Legacy,” 43.
[15] Ibid., 43.
[16] Ibid., 43.
[17] Madeleine Dion Stout, “Aboriginal People, Resilience, and the Residential School Legacy,” 53.
[18] Ibid., 29.
[19] Andrea Smith, Indigenous Peoples and Boarding Schools: A Comparative Study, (paper presented at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Eighth Session, New York, USA, May 18-29, 2009).
[20] Ibid.,
[21] Ibid., 45.
[22] Ibid., 45.
[23] Ibid., 45
[24] Lisa Monchalin, “Aboriginal Peoples’ Safety,” Institute for the Prevention of Crime, 3.
[25] Ibid.,
[26] J. Kevin Barlow, “Residential Schools, Prisons, and HIV/AIDS among Aboriginal People in Canada: Exploring the Connections,” 27.
[27] Ibid., 27
[28] Madeleine Dion Stout, “Aboriginal People, Resilience, and the Residential School Legacy,” 44.
[29] Andrea Smith, “Indigenous Peoples and Boarding Schools: A Comparative Study,”.
[30] Ibid., 44.
[31] “Aboriginal People/First Nations,” Canadian Mental Health Association, accessed July 6th, 2011, http://www.ontario.cmha.ca/about_mental_health.asp?cID=23053.
[32] Ibid.,
[33] “Changing Attitudes Factsheet,” Rockview Schools, accessed July 6th, 2011,http://www.rockyview.ab.ca/programs_services/rvs_fnmi/Changing%20Attitudes%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf.
[34] Ibid.
[35] “Residential Schools,” Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, accessed July 6th, 2011,http://www.trc.ca/websites/trcinstitution/index.php?p=4.