Final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. summary : honouring the truth, reconciling for the future Volume one

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. (Added Author).

Summary: This is the Final Report of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and its six-year investigation of the residential school system for Aboriginal youth and the legacy of these schools. This report, the summary volume, includes the history of residential schools, the legacy of that school system, and the full text of the Commission's 94 recommendations for action to address that legacy.This report lays bare a part of Canada's history that until recently was little-known to most non-Aboriginal Canadians. The Commission discusses the logic of the colonization of Canada's territories, and why and how policy and practice developed to end the existence of distinct societies of Aboriginal peoples.

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ISBN: 9781459410688 (hardcover)
Physical Description: 451 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
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Publisher: Toronto, ON : James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2015.

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General Note:	Contains: Honouring the truth, reconciling for the future summary of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- Commission activities -- The history -- The legacy -- The challenge of reconciliation -- Calls to action.