Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ373985
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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The Irony of Residential Schooling.
Miller, J. R.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, v14 n2 p3-14 1987
Traces the Canadian Indian residential school movement from its beginnings in the 1830s. Describes emerging negative response of both the government and Indian parents. Notes that the initial goal of assimilation has produced graduates who have led the struggle for Native identity. (NEC)
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Education, American Indian History, Boarding Schools, Canada Natives, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Indian Relationship, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Government School Relationship, Parent Attitudes, Residential Schools, Trust Responsibility (Government)
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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