ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn hiː ɹˈoʊt ðə ɹᵻpˈoːɹt ˌɔn ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl skˈuːlz fɔːɹ ˈɪndiənz ænd hˈæfbɹˈiːdz, ˈʌðɚwˌaɪz nˈoʊn æz ðə dˈævɪn ɹᵻpˈoːɹt, ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː ɐdvˈaɪzd ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt tʊ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ɹˌɛzᵻdˈɛnʃəl skˈuːlz fɔːɹ ɪndˈɪdʒənəs tʃˈɪldɹən.
In 1879 he wrote the Report on Industrial Schools for Indians and Half-Breeds, otherwise known as The Davin Report, in which he advised the federal government to institute residential schools for Indigenous children.