The Quest for Reparations for Indian Residential School Abuse... - 9781032824772

The Quest for Reparations for Indian Residential School AbuseConfronting the Legacy of the Independent Assessment Process\nAuthor(s): Konstantin Petoukhov\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032824772, 978-1032824772\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the complexities and nuances of reparations for victims and survivors of settler colonial violence. It centres its analysis on the Independent Assessment Process (IAP), a financial compensation programme that was designed to address the horrific legacy of Canadas Indian Residential School system, which was established to assimilate Indigenous children into settler Canadian society.\n\nThe reader of this book will learn about the impact of the IAP as a mechanism of redress for the physical and sexual abuse that Indigenous children experienced while attending Indian Residential Schools. Through the analysis of unique perspectives and first-hand accounts of survivors, lawyers,.