The Circle Game: Shadows and Substance in the Indian Residential School Experience in Canada Revised Edition

by Roland David Chrisjohn

Was the residential school era a misguided feature of Canada's generous humanitarian inclinations toward Aboriginal peoples? Were the notorious brutal acts of the operators of these schools the sporadic and isolated deeds of a few malign individuals? The authors of The Circle Game shout a resounding "No!" to these and related questions, arguing that existing accounts in various Canadian and Aboriginal media systematically obscure and misinform about the facts and their interpretation.

Genres: History

328 pages, Paperback

First published January 17, 2006