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Tikinagan Elders’ Prayer 7 |
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Foreword 9 |
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Preface 11 |
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| Part 1 |
Native Care for Native Children
15 |
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Chapter 1 |
A Long and Arduous Road 17
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Chapter 2 |
Tikinagan Today 35 |
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| Part 2 |
Loss of Land and Culture —
Shaking Our Foundation 51 |
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Chapter 3 |
Loss of Land 53 |
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Chapter 4 |
Loss of Economic Stability 65 |
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Chapter 5 |
Loss of Native Culture 79 |
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| Part 3 |
Theft of our Children 93 |
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Chapter 6 |
Residential Schools 95 |
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Chapter 7 |
Day Schools 111 |
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Chapter 8 |
The Non-Native Child Welfare System 117 |
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| Part 4 |
Reclaiming Our Children
125 |
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Chapter 9 |
Founding Tikinagan Child and Family Services
127 |
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Chapter 10 |
Developing the Agency 143 |
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Chapter 11 |
Surviving Adversity 155 |
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Chapter 12 |
Building a Native Service Model 171 |
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| Part 5 |
Journey toward Healing and Strength
191 |
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Chapter 13 |
Our Children Deserve More 193 |
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Chapter 14 |
Meaningful Partnerships with Government
209 |
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Chapter 15 |
Expanding the Circle of Caring 225 |
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Chapter 16 |
Honouring the Next Generation: Holding
True to the Vision 237 |
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Prayer of Thanks 251 |
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Endnotes 253 |
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Sources 258 |
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Acknowledgements 268 |
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Index 271 |
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