Indian School Road Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School

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  Author:   Chris Benjamin    
  Publisher:  Nimbus Publishing

In Indian School Road, journalist Chris Benjamin tackles the controversial and tragic history of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential School, its predecessors, and its lasting effects, giving voice to multiple perspectives for the first time. Benjamin integrates research, interviews, and testimonies to guide readers through the varied experiences of students, principals, and teachers over the school’s nearly forty years of operation (1930-1967) and beyond. Exposing the raw wounds of Truth and Reconciliation as well as the struggle for an inclusive Mi’kmaw education system, Indian School Road is a comprehensive and compassionate narrative history of the school that uneducated hundreds of Aboriginal children.

DETAILS AND SPECS

ISBN associated with this title: 9781771082136
Item NB1077
Publisher Nimbus Publishing
Publisher Nimbus Publishing
Published on September 15 2014
Language eng
Pages 256
Format Paperback
Dimensions 9(in) x 6(in)
Shipping weight 413(g)
Status ACTIVE TITLE