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A long journey : residential schools in Labrador and Newfoundland / Andrea Procter.

Procter, Andrea H., 1974- (author.).

Summary:

"Left out of the national apology and reconciliation process that was begun 2008, survivors of residential schools in Labrador and Newfoundland received a formal apology from the Canadian government in 2017, finally bringing them into the circle of residential school survivors across Canada. For years, the story of residential schools has been told by the authorities who ran them, and their voices have dominated the discussion. A Long Journey attempts to redress this imbalance by presenting the accounts of former students as well as examining extensive government, community, and school archives in order to tell the story of these institutions from a range of perspectives. The book examines the history of boarding schools in Labrador and St. Anthony and looks forward to a future in which reconciliation between all Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians becomes a reality."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781894725644
ISBN: 1894725646
Physical Description: xv, 507 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: St. John's, NL : ISER Books, [2020]
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-488) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: The Journey of Reconciliation -- The peoples of Labrador: life before the boarding schools -- The Moravian Church in Labrador -- Early Moravian schooling: teaching the Gospel of Christ -- The Makkovik Boarding School -- The Nain Boarding School -- A new boarding school considered -- Wilfred Grenfell and the Grenfell Mission -- The Children's Home at St. Anthony -- The Cartwright Area Boarding Schools -- The St. Mary's River Boarding School -- The Yale School and Dormitories of North West River -- Boycotts and protests: Inuit demand more control -- Labrador Innu, Roman Catholic Schooling, and the IGA Boarding Schools -- Moving towards respectful relationships -- Record of Children at the Children's Home, 1929 -- Record of Children at Lockwood Boarding School, 1935-36 -- Record of Children at St. Mary's River Boarding School, 1935-36.