A Knock on the Door: The Essential History of Residential Schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

A Knock on the Door: The Essential History of Residential Schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

“It can start with a knock on the door one morning. It is the local Indian agent, or the parish priest, or, perhaps, a Mounted Police officer.” So began the school experience of many Indigenous childr…

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