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Our spirits don't speak English : Indian boarding schools
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

Video > Documentary
Contributors
Richie, Chip.; Agent, Dan.; Ross, Gayle.; Heape, Steven R.; Tipre, Karl.; Schellenberg, August.; Rich-Heape Films.
Description
"[U]ncovers the dark history of U.S. Government policy which took Indian children from their homes, forced them into boarding schools and enacted a policy of educating them in the ways of Western Society. This DVD gives a voice to the countless Indian children forced through a system designed to strip them of their Native American culture, heritage and traditions"

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
Statement of Responsibility
Rich-Heape Films.
Edition
Director's cut.
Publication Information
Dallas Texas : Rich-Heape Films
Physical Description
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences 4 3/4 in.
Notes
DVD, produced in high definition.
Closed-captioned.
"Circle of life" series (Rich-Heape Films)
Directed by Chip Richie.
Written by Dan Agent.
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