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The circle game : shadows and substance in the Indian residential school experience in Canada
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia

1994
Book
Related School
St. Joseph's (BC)
Creators
Chrisjohn, Roland David.
Contributors
Maraun, Michael.; Young, Sherri Lynn.
Description
"Was the residential school era a misguided feature of Canada's generous humanitarian inclinations toward Aboriginal peoples? Were the notorious brutal acts of the operators of these schools the sporadic and isolated deeds of a few malign individuals? The authors of The Circle Game shout a resounding 'No!' to these and related questions, arguing that existing accounts in various Canadian and Aboriginal media systematically obscure and misinform about the facts and their interpretation."

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Holding Library
Xwi7xwa Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
0919441858
Statement of Responsibility
Roland Chrisjohn and Sherri L. Young ; with contributions by Michael Maraun.
Publication Information
unpublished draft.
Physical Description
73 p. 23 cm.
Notes
DRAFT version
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