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Victims of Benevolence: The Dark Legacy of the Williams Lake Residential School

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An unsettling study of two tragic events at an Indian residential school in British Columbia which serve as a microcosm of the profound impact the residential school system had on Aboriginal communities in Canada throughout this century. The book's focal points are the death of a runaway boy and the suicide of another while they were students at the Williams Lake Indian Residential School during the early part of this century. Embedded in these stories is the complex relationship between the Department of Indian Affairs, the Oblates, and the Aboriginal communities that in turn has influenced relations between government, church, and Aboriginals today.

Author(s): Elizabeth Furniss
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Year: 2002

Language: English

Contents
Preface
CHAPTER ONE: A "Sacred Duty"
CHAPTER TWO: The Shuswap Response to Colonialism
CHAPTER THREE: The Early Years of the Mission School
CHAPTER FOUR: A Death and an Inquest
CHAPTER FIVE: The Government Investigation
CHAPTER SIX: Runaways and a Suicide
CHAPTER SEVEN: History in the Present
Appendix
Notes
Index
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