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From publisher: Now a retired fisherman and trapper, Merasty was one of an estimated 150,000 First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children who were taken from their families and sent to government-funded, church-run schools, where they were subjected to a policy of 'aggressive assimiliation.' As Merasty recounts, these schools did more than attempt to mold children in the ways of white society. They were taught to be ashamed of their native heritage and, as he experienced, often suffered physical and sexual abuse. Even as he looks back on this painful part of his childhood, Merasty's generous and authentic voice shines through.
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Adult child abuse victims, Biography, Cree children, Cree children -- Abuse of, Cree children -- Education, Native students, Off-reservation boarding schools, Residential schools, Education, Abuse of, History, Indians of North America, Indians of north america, biography, Indians of north america, canada, Indians of north america, educationPlaces
Saskatchewan, Sturgeon Lake (Sask.)Times
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The Education of Augie Merasty: A residential school memoir
February 8, 2015, University of Regina Press
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in English
0889773688 9780889773684
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