Doing Public History in Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The author discusses his experience with Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, charged with writing a history of the residential school system for First Nations students in Canada and with producing an archive accessible to both scholarly researchers and the public. Funding and limited gover...

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Published in:The Public Historian
Main Author: Milloy, John
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of California Press 2013
Subjects:
Canada
First Nations
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/tph.2013.35.4.10
http://online.ucpress.edu/tph/article-pdf/35/4/10/257037/tph_2013_35_4_10.pdf
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spelling crunicaliforniap:10.1525/tph.2013.35.4.10 2024-06-23T07:52:49+00:00 Doing Public History in Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Milloy, John 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/tph.2013.35.4.10 http://online.ucpress.edu/tph/article-pdf/35/4/10/257037/tph_2013_35_4_10.pdf en eng University of California Press The Public Historian volume 35, issue 4, page 10-19 ISSN 0272-3433 1533-8576 journal-article 2013 crunicaliforniap https://doi.org/10.1525/tph.2013.35.4.10 2024-06-13T04:19:12Z The author discusses his experience with Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, charged with writing a history of the residential school system for First Nations students in Canada and with producing an archive accessible to both scholarly researchers and the public. Funding and limited governmental support for the project limited its scope and effectiveness, but the TRC has helped educate the Canadian public about residential schools, and has made progress towards reconciliation. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations University of California Press Canada The Public Historian 35 4 10 19
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