Out of the Depths Philosophy associate professor of history at

associate professor of history at the University of Vermont

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Out of the Depths Philosophy associate professor of history atOut of the Depths: The Experiences of Mi'kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia is the personal memoir of Isabelle Knockwood. As a child of five, she was sent to a Catholic residential school in 1936. Her memories of this education system have haunted her throughout her life and as a mature adult she enrolled in a university program where the basis of this book began. In addition to her first person account, the