What We Learned Two Generations Reflect on Tsimshian Education and the Day Schools

Raptis, Helen

ISBN 10: 0774830190 / ISBN 13: 9780774830195

Published by Univ of British Columbia Pr, 2016

207 pages. 9.00x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0774830190

Synopsis:

Stories of Indigenous children forced to attend residential schools have haunted Canadians in recent years. Yet most Indigenous children in Canada attended “Indian day schools,” and later public schools, near their home communities. Although church and government officials often kept detailed administrative records, we know little about the actual experiences of the students themselves.

In What We Learned, two generations of Tsimshian students – a group of elders born in the 1930s and 1940s and a group of middle-aged adults born in the 1950s and 1960s – reflect on their traditional Tsimshian education and the formal schooling they received in northwestern British Columbia. Their stories offer a starting point for understanding the legacy of day schools on Indigenous lives and communities. Their recollections also invite readers to consider a broader notion of education – one that includes traditional Indigenous views that conceive of learning as a lifelong experience that takes place across multiple contexts.

About the Author: Helen Raptis is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria. The members of the Tsimshian Nation are Mildred Roberts, Wally Miller, Sam Lockerby, Verna Inkster, Clifford Bolton, Harvey Wing, Charlotte Guno, Don Roberts Junior, Steve Roberts, Richard Roberts, Carol Sam, and Jim Roberts

Bibliographic Details

Title: What We Learned Two Generations Reflect on...
Publisher: Univ of British Columbia Pr
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Brand New