In Their Own Words: Testimony from the Students of Canada's Indigenous Residential School Program

by Darren Grimes

Overview

What is the cost of an education?

Is education an additive process or a reductive one?

How does one weigh the benefits of tradition against the threat of being at odds with the future?

How does one refuse the offer of a better life for their children?

What if the offer is compulsory?

What happens when the tree of knowledge bares rotten fruit?

While the history of Canada's Residential School program is only just beginning
to be unearthed, there are already enough first hand accounts to begin asking
some of these questions. The words of the individuals included in this book
offer just a glimpse of the results of the effort of one group of people to
educate people who were in many cases not seeking the knowledge being
offered. These are tales of lessons learned, languages lost, traditions
replaced, & charity corrupted.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186723271
Publisher:	Darren Grimes
Publication date:	02/15/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	381 KB

About the Author

Darren spent his formative years raised by his mother in Northern Ontario Canada. Darren spent his early adulthood working in the steel industry, eventually landing him in Calgary Alberta. During this time Darren and friend Graham Dunlop started The Grimerica Podcast. Today Darren raises young daughters in Alberta, Canada, working as a podcast host, author and entrepreneur. Darren spends a lot of time with his family and hunting and fishing.