Faculty
Social Science, Department of History
Supervisor Name
Cody Groat
Keywords
Indigenous studies, day schools, Indian Day Schools, Six Nations, New Credit, archival database, Library and Archives Canada
Description
From the 1860s to the 1990s, approximately 700 Indian Day Schools operated across Canada, with twelve being in Six Nations of the Grand River. Day schools were intended to assimilate Indigenous children, to erase Indigenous cultures and languages. Children experienced physical, verbal, and sexual abuse.
Library and Archives Canada have digitized, publicly accessible microfilm reels containing files from residential schools and day schools. To make the information regarding the Six Nations and New Credit Day Schools more accessible, I catalogued the content in the files into a searchable database and summarized the notable findings in a poster.
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank my supervisor, Professor Cody Groat, for his continuous guidance and support throughout project. I would also like to thank Dr. Thomas Peace and Heather George for their assistance and feedback on my project. Further, I would like to thank Dr. Diana Lewis, Dr. Kanatawakhon, Dr. Chantelle Richmond, and Dr. Lewis Williams for providing me with a strong foundation to pursue research in Indigenous Studies. Finally, I would like to thank Western Research for funding this important work.
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Document Type
Poster
Investigating Six Nations Day School Records from 1879 to 1953
From the 1860s to the 1990s, approximately 700 Indian Day Schools operated across Canada, with twelve being in Six Nations of the Grand River. Day schools were intended to assimilate Indigenous children, to erase Indigenous cultures and languages. Children experienced physical, verbal, and sexual abuse.
Library and Archives Canada have digitized, publicly accessible microfilm reels containing files from residential schools and day schools. To make the information regarding the Six Nations and New Credit Day Schools more accessible, I catalogued the content in the files into a searchable database and summarized the notable findings in a poster.