Links to audio of interviews with over 190 Aboriginals who were taken from their families by the Australian government in an effort to assimilate them.
Interview with the author of children's book related to Residential schools and how and when this history should be introduced to children.
Duration: 34:34.
International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society, vol. 26, no. 2, June 2013, pp. 173-187
Description
Discusses the Anglican Church of Canada's involvement with the residential school system starting in the 1880s to 1969 when the government ended the church-state partnership.
Linking Arms Together (Part 2): Opening Address Chief Wilton Littlechild
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Wilton Littlechild
Description
Member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission gives overview of the TRC's mandate, activities to date and impact at the Linking Arms Together symposium held at York University June 28, 2013.
Duration: 35:34
Linking Arms Together (Part 4): Residential School Survivor Panel
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Margaret Tourville
Michael Cheena
Murray Crow
Description
Three survivors of residential schools, Margaret Tourville, Michael Cheena, and Murray Crow speak about their experiences at panel session from Linking Arms Together Symposium held York University June 28, 2013.
Duration: 1:12:53.
Findings suggest that attendance at a residential school improved economic and educational outcomes but also reflected a decrease in participation in traditional activities and Aboriginal language use.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 37, no. 1, Winter, 2013, pp. 77-110
Description
Examines ways that federal assimilation policies were actualized in the cultivation and consumption of food at the boarding school and the how the newsletter helped the students keep their identities.
Gaagnig Pane Chiyaayong: Forever, We Will Remain, Reflections and Memories: "Resiliency" Concerning the Walpole Island Residential School Survivors Group
In-depth news story on the history of Canada's residential schools; includes interview with a survivor and estimates the number of children who died in residential schools.
Duration: 25:00.
Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes, Session 7
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Session Seven from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto. Murray Sinclair, chair of the TRC, speaks about the commission's mandate and reconciliation going forward.
Duration: 35:53.