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This work investigates the outcomes of government investigations concerning the welfare of Indigenous students at the Williams Lake Indian residential school in British Columbia. It centers on the fatal cases of two Shuswap boys, who died in 1902 and 1920, and examines how those deaths influenced policies and perceptions about the treatment of Native children in residential schools. The study provides a detailed record of the scrutiny faced by the Cariboo Indian School and offers insights into early twentieth‑century approaches to Indigenous education and care in Canada.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Elizabeth Mary Furniss
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