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

Contributor(s): Fontaine, Phil (Foreword by), Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (Author), Craft, Aimée (Afterword by)

ISBN: 9780887552267

Publisher: University of Manitoba Press

Hardcover

$70.00

Pub Date: December 18, 2015

Dewey: 971.00497

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Abridged, Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.81" H x 8.50" L x 5.50" W ( 1.10 lbs) 298 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Perceptions on Truth and Reconciliation

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description:

A Knock on the Door gathers material from the several reports the TRC has produced to present the essential history and legacy of residential schools in a concise and accessible package that includes new materials to help inform and contextualize the journey to reconciliation that Canadians are now embarked upon.

Brief description: Phil Fontaine is a Survivor, TRC honorary witness, and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

Review Quotes: "A compelling book that is both accessible and well-documented."-- "Publishers Weekly"