JOHNSTON, BASIL H. — Indian School Days
Toronto: Key Porter Books Limited, 1988. First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550130722. 250 pages. The humourous, bittersweet autobiography of Basil Johnston, a native Ojibway, who was taken from his family at age 10 and placed in a 'residential' school in northern Ontario. A unique portrait of Indian life and a telling commentary on a Canadian government policy that removed native children from their parents - with sad, sometimes even tragic, results. Clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Slight sunning to spine of dust jacket. Excellent copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Johnston, Basil H. Indian School Days Ojibwa Indians Biography Indians of north America Ontario Garnier Indian School Spanish Ontario Education residence and Education Ethnologists Canada 250 pages. The humourous, bittersweet autobiography of Basil Jo. Fine in Very Good dust jacket .
