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Description:
One of the first books published to deal with the phenomenon of residential schools in Canada, Resistance and Renewal is a disturbing collection of Native perspectives on the Kamloops Indian Residential School(KIRS) in the British Columbia interior. Interviews with thirteen Natives, all former residents of KIRS, form the nucleus of the book, a frank depiction of school life, and a telling account of the system's oppressive environment which sought to stifle Native culture.
Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- I. SETTING THE SCENE -- The Governments -- Missionaries -- The Secwepemc -- II. FROM HOME TO SCHOOL -- At Home -- The Transition -- III. SCHOOL LIFE -- The School Day -- Extracurricular Activities -- Discipline -- Family Visits and Summer Holidays -- IV. THE RESISTANCE -- V. GOING HOME -- VI. EPILOGUE -- APPENDICES -- A. Problem and Literature Review -- B. Methodology -- C. Participants -- D. Interview Schedule -- E. Map of Bands of Shuswap Nation -- F. Study Notes -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.