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Expressions of Policy Effects

Hearing Memories of Indian Residential Schools

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Recently, I was asked by a relative to accompany her to a hearing about her experiences of abuse at a Canadian Indian residential school. The hearing was part of the Independent Assessment Process of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.1 The hearing involved an adjudicator and lawyers: for the federal government and for the claimant. In addition, the claimant had an elder and a relative present. I was the relative.

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Daniels, L. (2013). Expressions of Policy Effects. In: Strong-Wilson, T., Mitchell, C., Susann, A., Pithouse-Morgan, K. (eds) Productive Remembering and Social Agency. Transgressions. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-347-8_3

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