{"product_id":"a-knock-on-the-door-the-essential-history-of-residential-schools-from-the-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-of-canada-edited-and-abridged-paperback","title":"A Knock on the Door: The Essential History of Residential Schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Edited and Abridged - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhil Fontaine\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eTruth and Reconciliation Commission of C\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAimée Craft\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It can start with a knock on the door one morning. It is the local Indian agent, or the parish priest, or, perhaps, a Mounted Police officer.\" So began the school experience of many Indigenous children in Canada for more than a hundred years, and so begins the history of residential schools prepared by the Truth \u0026amp; Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). Between 2008 and 2015, the TRC provided opportunities for individuals, families, and communities to share their experiences of residential schools and released several reports based on 7000 survivor statements and five million documents from government, churches, and schools, as well as a solid grounding in secondary sources. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Knock on the Door\u003c\/em\u003e, published in collaboration with the National Research Centre for Truth \u0026amp; Reconciliation, 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSurvivor and former National Chief of the Assembly First Nations, Phil Fontaine, provides a Foreword, and an Afterword introduces the holdings and opportunities of the National Centre for Truth \u0026amp; Reconciliation, home to the archive of recordings, and documents collected by the TRC. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Aimée Craft writes in the Afterword, knowing the historical backdrop of residential schooling and its legacy is essential to the work of reconciliation. In the past, agents of the Canadian state knocked on the doors of Indigenous families to take the children to school. Now, the Survivors have shared their truths and knocked back. It is time for Canadians to open the door to mutual understanding, respect, and reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eTruth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada\u003c\/b\u003e was established in 2008 and led by the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair (Chair), Dr. Marie Wilson, and Chief Wilson Littlechild. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhil Fontaine\u003c\/b\u003e is a Survivor, TRC honorary witness, and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAimée Craft\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of Research at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and an associate professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Manitoba. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBreathing Life into the Stone Fort Treaty\u003c\/i\u003e.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 9.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47449804931250,"sku":"9780887557859","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b656339a7e514fdd2e2b6deee0fbb3ee.webp?v=1778773016","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-knock-on-the-door-the-essential-history-of-residential-schools-from-the-truth-and-reconciliation-commission-of-canada-edited-and-abridged-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}