LibGuides UFV: ENGL 105, Academic Writing (Jacqueline Taylor): Power and Privilege

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The National: Residential Schools
Native Canadians are demanding the federal government act on recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Among the many recommendations is one that would redress a terrible injustice: residential schools. Native Canadians want to heal the wounds inflicted by those schools, but they say that can't happen until the government apologizes for its involvement and accepts responsibility. Many Native children suffered abuse, sexual and physical, and neglect in these schools. All of them lost their past, culture and traditions when they were forced to attend these white-man schools. [From Website]

Xyólhmet ye Syéwiqwélh (Taking Care of our Children) Project

September 21st, 2023 announcement about the preliminary findings at St Mary’s Residential School, Coqualeetza Residential School, All Hallows School, and Coqualeetza Indian Hospital.

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[Note: We are working to improve access to our collections and revising our subject headings to be more respectful and inclusive. Please be aware that you may see certain words or descriptions in search results or library materials which reflect the author’s attitude or that of the period in which the item was created and may now be considered offensive.]

Tip: Remember to take advantages of the limiter: Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) to limit primarily to journal articles.

Example Searches:

"indian residential schools"
"Off-reservation boarding schools"
reconciliation canada

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Examples of subjects in the library catalogue:

Residential Schools	Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation--Canada
Indians of North America--Canada--Residential schools	Education--Canada--History
Discrimination in Education	Power (Social Sciences)

Research Databases: Best Bets

To search for articles one database at a time, try these databases. Remember that you may have to use language that is not politically correct like: native schools, indian residential schools

Canadian Business & Current Affairs (CBCA) (ProQuest)
Newspaper articles and journal articles about Indian Residential Schools.
Project Muse
Search "indian residential schools" (using the quotation marks) and you will find articles about reconciliation and first nation narratives.
Sage Journals Online
Articles about historical trauma and Indian Residential Schools.
JSTOR
This database has articles from the 1930s, 1960s to present which show the evolution of thought about Indian Residential Schools. Try searching "canadian indian policy" or "indian residential schools"