Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools: The Devastating Impact on Canada's Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Findings and Calls for Action
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 9
No. of pages 128
Published: 2015
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"Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools" by Melanie Florence explores the painful legacy of Canada's residential school system and its catastrophic effects on Indigenous communities. Through a detailed examination of historical events, personal stories, and the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the book reveals the trauma and injustices faced by Indigenous Peoples. It highlights the importance of acknowledging this dark chapter in Canadian history and the ongoing efforts for healing and reconciliation. The narrative aims to educate readers about the past while encouraging reflection on the present and future relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Righting Canadas Wrongs .
This book is aimed at children at US 8th grade-12th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 13-18 years.
There are 128 pages in this book.
It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.
This book was published in 2015 by Lorimer .
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