A Long Journey
Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland
Will be published approx. on 21. September 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-1-894725-64-4 (ISBN)
Description
Left out of the national apology and reconciliation process begun in 2008, survivors of residential schools in Labrador and Newfoundland received a formal apology from the Canadian government in 2017. This recognition finally brought them into the circle of residential school survivors across Canada, and acknowledged their experiences as similarly painful and traumatic.
For years, the story of residential schools has been told by the authorities who ran them. A Long Journey helps redress this imbalance by listening closely to the accounts of former students, as well as drawing extensively on government, community, and school archives. The book examines the history of boarding schools in Labrador and St. Anthony, and, in doing so, contextualizes the ongoing determination of Indigenous communities to regain control over their children's education.
For years, the story of residential schools has been told by the authorities who ran them. A Long Journey helps redress this imbalance by listening closely to the accounts of former students, as well as drawing extensively on government, community, and school archives. The book examines the history of boarding schools in Labrador and St. Anthony, and, in doing so, contextualizes the ongoing determination of Indigenous communities to regain control over their children's education.
Reviews / Votes
"A Long Journey is a compelling, necessary read." - Joan Sullivan, The Telegram"Andrea Procter's compelling and comprehensive book...amplifies and balances the personal and scholarly to provide a compassionate and measured depiction of the impacts felt by northern residents as a result of Moravian Mission and International Grenfell Association schools." - Jury, BMO Winterset Award"Procter delivers the most thorough examination of its kind." - Jenn Thornhill Verma, Atlantic Books Today
"A Long Journey does not just describe a historical moment; it is a part of it.' - John R.H. Matchim, The Canadian Historical Review
"Essential reading for anyone wishing to learn about the history of residential schools in Canada and about the complexities of residential schooling across Canada...educational history of Canada is deficient without this book." - Tricia Logan, Historical Studies in Education
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Publishing group
Memorial University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
With flaps
Illustrations
- Archival photographs - 4 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
862 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-894725-64-4 (9781894725644)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Andrea Procter is a historical anthropologist who focuses on settler colonialism and community-driven research. She has authored several books with Inuit partners, including TautukKonik: A Portrait of Inuit Life in Northern Labrador, 1969-1986 (Memorial University Press, 2022), and A Long Journey: Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland (Memorial University Press, 2020), winner of the 2021 Atlantic Book Award for Scholarly Writing, the CLIO Prize (Atlantic), and the Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Non-Fiction. She earned a PhD from Memorial University and lives, hikes, and kayaks in St. John's with her family.
Content
Foreword by James Igloliorte vii
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction: The Journey of Reconciliation 1
PART ONE: The Peoples of Labrador
1. The Peoples of Labrador: Life Before the Boarding Schools 17
PART TWO: The Moravian Mission Boarding Schools
2. The Moravian Church in Labrador 31
3. Early Moravian Schooling: Teaching the Gospel of Christ 45
4. The Makkovik Boarding School 63
5. The Nain Boarding School 107
6. A New Boarding School Considered 163
PART THREE: The International Grenfell Association Boarding Schools
7. Wilfred Grenfell and the Grenfell Mission 177
8. The Children's Home at St. Anthony 197
9. The Cartwright Area Boarding Schools 247
10. The St. Mary's River Boarding School 305
11. The Yale School and Dormitories of North West River 313
12. Boycotts and Protests: Inuit Demand More Control 367
PART FOUR: The Innu Experience
13. Labrador Innu, Roman Catholic Schooling, and the IGA Boarding Schools 383
Conclusion: Moving towards Respectful Relationships 399
Appendix 1: Record of Children at the Children's Home, 1929 413
Appendix 2: Record of Children at Lockwood Boarding School, 1935-36 414
Appendix 3: Record of Children at St. Mary's River Boarding School, 1935-36 415
Notes 417
Bibliography 479
Index 489
Acknowledgements xiii
Introduction: The Journey of Reconciliation 1
PART ONE: The Peoples of Labrador
1. The Peoples of Labrador: Life Before the Boarding Schools 17
PART TWO: The Moravian Mission Boarding Schools
2. The Moravian Church in Labrador 31
3. Early Moravian Schooling: Teaching the Gospel of Christ 45
4. The Makkovik Boarding School 63
5. The Nain Boarding School 107
6. A New Boarding School Considered 163
PART THREE: The International Grenfell Association Boarding Schools
7. Wilfred Grenfell and the Grenfell Mission 177
8. The Children's Home at St. Anthony 197
9. The Cartwright Area Boarding Schools 247
10. The St. Mary's River Boarding School 305
11. The Yale School and Dormitories of North West River 313
12. Boycotts and Protests: Inuit Demand More Control 367
PART FOUR: The Innu Experience
13. Labrador Innu, Roman Catholic Schooling, and the IGA Boarding Schools 383
Conclusion: Moving towards Respectful Relationships 399
Appendix 1: Record of Children at the Children's Home, 1929 413
Appendix 2: Record of Children at Lockwood Boarding School, 1935-36 414
Appendix 3: Record of Children at St. Mary's River Boarding School, 1935-36 415
Notes 417
Bibliography 479
Index 489