"This important and timely book is a balance of the most gruesome elements of assimilation: church-run schools, the child welfare system, survivors of sexual abuse, and Foetal Alcohol Syndrome counter-balanced against heroic stories of children who survived, fought back, and found their way home. Harrrowing stories are presented wherever possible in the first person, by Fournier, a journalist, and Cree, a B.C native spokesperson and activist, and a stolen child himself. The final message is optimistic, suggesting that redress and reconciliation could enrich the entire country by creating healthy aboriginal communities."--
Record details
ISBN:9781550541175
ISBN:9781550545180
ISBN:1550546619
ISBN:9781550546613
Physical Description:250 pages : portraits ; 24 cm. print
Publisher:Vancouver, British Columbia : Douglas & McIntyre, 1998, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-241) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
1. The perpetual stranger: four generations in my Sto:lo family .--2. 'Killing the Indian in the child': four centuries of church-run schools. --3. Wolves in sheep's clothing: the child welfare system . --4. 'Infinite comfort and time': healing survivors of sexual abuse. --5. 'I am responsible, I am accountable': healing aboriginal sex offenders. --6. Common, expensive and preventable: fetal alcohol syndrome .--7. 'We can heal': aboriginal children today.
Summary: "This important and timely book is a balance of the most gruesome elements of assimilation: church-run schools, the child welfare system, survivors of sexual abuse, and Foetal Alcohol Syndrome counter-balanced against heroic stories of children who survived, fought back, and found their way home. Harrrowing stories are presented wherever possible in the first person, by Fournier, a journalist, and Cree, a B.C native spokesperson and activist, and a stolen child himself. The final message is optimistic, suggesting that redress and reconciliation could enrich the entire country by creating healthy aboriginal communities."--
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