“This Year Book.has been entirely produced by staff and students”: Indigenous Youth, Indian Schooling, and Historical Production in the Northwest Territories, 1959-71

In 1960, two of the newly constructed schools in the Northwest Territories (NWT) published yearbooks for the first time. By the end of the decade, yearbooks were a common feature of school life in the territory. While school yearbooks have been important for historians working in a variety of subdis...

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Published in:Historical Studies in Education / Revue d'histoire de l'éducation
Main Authors: Fraser, Crystal Gail, Dunkin, Jessica
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian History of Education Association / Association canadienne d'histoire de l'éducation 2023
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spelling ftjhse:oai:hse.journals.publicknowledgeproject.org:article/5147 2024-01-21T10:09:06+01:00 “This Year Book.has been entirely produced by staff and students”: Indigenous Youth, Indian Schooling, and Historical Production in the Northwest Territories, 1959-71 « Cet album de fin d’année… a été entièrement produit par le personnel et par les étudiants » : jeunesse autochtone, éducation indienne et production historique dans les territoires du Nord-Ouest, 1959–1971 Fraser, Crystal Gail Dunkin, Jessica 2023-08-03 application/pdf http://historicalstudiesineducation.ca/index.php/edu_hse-rhe/article/view/5147 https://doi.org/10.32316/hse-rhe.vi0.5147 eng eng Canadian History of Education Association / Association canadienne d'histoire de l'éducation http://historicalstudiesineducation.ca/index.php/edu_hse-rhe/article/view/5147/5527 http://historicalstudiesineducation.ca/index.php/edu_hse-rhe/article/view/5147 doi:10.32316/hse-rhe.vi0.5147 Copyright (c) 2023 Crystal Gail Fraser, Jessica Dunkin Historical Studies in Education / Revue d'histoire de l'éducation; Spring / printemps 2023 1911-9674 0843-5057 Indian day schools Indian education Indian residential schools Indigenous children Northwest Territories postwar Canada yearbooks Écoles indienne éducation indienne pensionnats indien enfants autochtones Territoires du Nord-Ouest Canada d'après-guerre albums de fin d'année info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2023 ftjhse https://doi.org/10.32316/hse-rhe.vi0.5147 2023-12-24T18:55:46Z In 1960, two of the newly constructed schools in the Northwest Territories (NWT) published yearbooks for the first time. By the end of the decade, yearbooks were a common feature of school life in the territory. While school yearbooks have been important for historians working in a variety of subdisciplines, there is little methodological writing on these sources. In this article, which draws on yearbooks from seven Indian residential and day schools in the NWT, we provide historians with a set of questions and considerations for working with yearbooks generally and those produced within Canada’s system of “Indian education” specifically. We conclude with a discussion about using yearbooks to write histories of “Indian schooling” that includes a brief examination of yearbooks as sources for writing about recreation at residential and day schools. En 1960, deux des écoles nouvellement construites dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest (T.N.-O.) ont publié des albums de fin d’année pour la première fois. À la fin de la décennie, les albums de fin d’année étaient devenus communs dans la vie scolaire des Territoires. Or, si ces derniers constituent des ressources importantes pour les historiens œuvrant dans diverses sous-disciplines, il existe peu d’études méthodologiques sur ces sources. Dans cet article, qui s’appuie sur l’analyse des albums de fin d’année de sept externats indiens et pensionnats indiens des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, nous proposons aux historiens un ensemble de questions et de facteurs à prendre en considération lorsqu’ils travaillent à partir d’albums de fin d’année, plus spécifiquement ceux qui ont été produits dans le cadre du système canadien de « l’éducation indienne ». Nous concluons sur une réflexion quant à l’utilisation des albums de fin d’année pour écrire le récit de la scolarisation indienne, comprenant une brève analyse de l’usage de ces derniers comme sources sur les activités de loisir dans les externats et dans les pensionnats. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Territories Territoires du Nord-Ouest Historical Studies in Education Northwest Territories Canada Indian Historical Studies in Education / Revue d'histoire de l'éducation
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topic Indian day schools
Indian education
Indian residential schools
Indigenous children
Northwest Territories
postwar Canada
yearbooks
Écoles indienne
éducation indienne
pensionnats indien
enfants autochtones
Territoires du Nord-Ouest
Canada d'après-guerre
albums de fin d'année
spellingShingle Indian day schools
Indian education
Indian residential schools
Indigenous children
Northwest Territories
postwar Canada
yearbooks
Écoles indienne
éducation indienne
pensionnats indien
enfants autochtones
Territoires du Nord-Ouest
Canada d'après-guerre
albums de fin d'année
Fraser, Crystal Gail
Dunkin, Jessica
“This Year Book.has been entirely produced by staff and students”: Indigenous Youth, Indian Schooling, and Historical Production in the Northwest Territories, 1959-71
topic_facet Indian day schools
Indian education
Indian residential schools
Indigenous children
Northwest Territories
postwar Canada
yearbooks
Écoles indienne
éducation indienne
pensionnats indien
enfants autochtones
Territoires du Nord-Ouest
Canada d'après-guerre
albums de fin d'année
description In 1960, two of the newly constructed schools in the Northwest Territories (NWT) published yearbooks for the first time. By the end of the decade, yearbooks were a common feature of school life in the territory. While school yearbooks have been important for historians working in a variety of subdisciplines, there is little methodological writing on these sources. In this article, which draws on yearbooks from seven Indian residential and day schools in the NWT, we provide historians with a set of questions and considerations for working with yearbooks generally and those produced within Canada’s system of “Indian education” specifically. We conclude with a discussion about using yearbooks to write histories of “Indian schooling” that includes a brief examination of yearbooks as sources for writing about recreation at residential and day schools. En 1960, deux des écoles nouvellement construites dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest (T.N.-O.) ont publié des albums de fin d’année pour la première fois. À la fin de la décennie, les albums de fin d’année étaient devenus communs dans la vie scolaire des Territoires. Or, si ces derniers constituent des ressources importantes pour les historiens œuvrant dans diverses sous-disciplines, il existe peu d’études méthodologiques sur ces sources. Dans cet article, qui s’appuie sur l’analyse des albums de fin d’année de sept externats indiens et pensionnats indiens des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, nous proposons aux historiens un ensemble de questions et de facteurs à prendre en considération lorsqu’ils travaillent à partir d’albums de fin d’année, plus spécifiquement ceux qui ont été produits dans le cadre du système canadien de « l’éducation indienne ». Nous concluons sur une réflexion quant à l’utilisation des albums de fin d’année pour écrire le récit de la scolarisation indienne, comprenant une brève analyse de l’usage de ces derniers comme sources sur les activités de loisir dans les externats et dans les pensionnats.
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title “This Year Book.has been entirely produced by staff and students”: Indigenous Youth, Indian Schooling, and Historical Production in the Northwest Territories, 1959-71
title_short “This Year Book.has been entirely produced by staff and students”: Indigenous Youth, Indian Schooling, and Historical Production in the Northwest Territories, 1959-71
title_full “This Year Book.has been entirely produced by staff and students”: Indigenous Youth, Indian Schooling, and Historical Production in the Northwest Territories, 1959-71
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