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Canada's Residential School Apology. September 2008 [videorecording] / Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Summary:

In June, the Government of Canada apologized to Aboriginal Canadians for the way they were treated in residential schools. Thousands of Aboriginal children were forced into government-financed schools where many suffered physical and sexual abuse. In this News in Review story, we’ll look at that sad chapter in Canadian history and at the moving ceremony in the House of Commons.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 streaming video (18 min 33 sec)
  • Publisher: Toronto : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2008

Content descriptions

Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to Curio.ca channel subscribers
Participant or Performer Note:
Host: Robinson, Carla ; Journalist: Boag, Keith ; Journalist: Bonner, Susan.
System Details Note:
Available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://curio.ca/en/video/canadas-residential-school-apology-1946/
Language Note:
In English.
Source of Description Note:
Source of description from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Subject: Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Native peoples > Canada > Residential schools
Adult child abuse victims > Canada
Native children > Crime against > Canada
Native children > Abuse of > Canada
Native peoples > Cultural assimilation > Canada > History
Native peoples > Canada > History
Native children > Canada
Social sciences
Native peoples > Study and teaching > Canada
Political science
Social justice > Study and teaching
Canada > History


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