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Taking a stand: Joan Miller, 37, mother of two boys 8 and 12, says while they may not be in class, they are getting an education by making history

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Taking a stand: Joan Miller, 37, mother of two boys 8 and 12, says while they may not be in class, they are getting an education by making history

Date10/25/1989

Names

Henton, Darcy (photographer)

Miller, Joan (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Taking a stand: Joan Miller, 37, mother of two boys 8 and 12, says while they may not be in class, they are getting an education by making history. Six Nations ban members want all asbestos removed from the reserves one-room schoolhouses before they will end their two-month boycott of all of the federally operated elementary schools.

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Indigenous peoples

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTS-1-SB-601C-DARCY001

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