The History of Federal Indian Policies
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Robert J. Miller
Description
A short history of the policies between European countries, and later the United States government and tribal governments.
Hope and Healing: The Legacy of the Indian Residential School System
E-Books
Author/Creator
Legacy of Hope Foundation
The Impact of Canadian Residential Schools on the Inuit Who Attended Them
Alternate Title
INALCO 2009, Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference, Orality (Paris, 2006)
Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jack Anawak
Description
Describes life as a student at a residential school starting in 1959 and a reunion of students twenty-five years later.
Paper from Orality in the 21st Century: Inuit Discourse and Practices. Proceedings of the 15th Inuit Studies Conference edited by B. Collingnon and M. Therrien.
Inclusiveness and Relevance in First Nations / Public Education System Schooling: It's All About Praxis of Aboriginal Self-Determination in the Tuition Agreement Education Field
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
George E. Burns
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 20, no. 1, 2000, pp. 139-180
Description
Argues that one way to deal with the imbalance of the mainstream school system is through the process of negotiating, establishing and applying practical aspects of tuition agreements developed by both parties.
"Indian Industrial School, Brandon, Man."
Images » Photographs
Description
A colour illustration of the Brandon Indian Industrial School. It is on a hill and depicted in the summer.
The Indian Residential School Era: Gender Role Reeducation as Assimilation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dee Ansbergs
Description
Comments on the belief of Euro-Americans that they "were bringing an advanced and superior way of life to" Aboriginal people.
The Indian Residential School System of Canada: The Search for Truth, the Need for Reconciliation
Alternate Title
[ISID Conference 2014: Whose Truth? What Kind of Reconciliation?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presentation by the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada on the history of residential schools, treaty promises, abuse in the schools and more.
Duration: 44:59.
Indian Residential Schools & Reconciliation: Teacher Resource Guide 11/12: Book 1
Alternate Title
Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation: Learning Resources for Senior Secondary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
First Nations Education Steering Committee
First Nations Schools Association
Description
Three components: setting the stage for inquiry, relationship of 150 years, and research projects.
Unit developed in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's call for development of age-appropriate educational materials.
Access Book Two.
Indians and Open-Ended Political Rationality
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neal Mcleod
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 13, no. 1, Spring, 1998, pp. 53-71
Description
Investigates the lived experiences of First Nation scholars in mainstream society and the politcal realities they deal with.
Indigenous Being
Alternate Title
Commentaries: Indigenous Being
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Neal McLeod
Native Studies Review, vol. 12, no. 1, Aboriginal Women and Decolonization, 1999, p. 95–107
Description
Discusses the injustices of colonialism and contemporary society and need to preserve tribal cultural identities.
Indigenous Resistance and Racist Schooling on the Borders of Empires: Coast Salish Cultural Survival
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Marker
Paedagogica Historica, vol. 45, no. 6, December 2009, pp. 757-772
Description
Discusses some contrasting educational policies and contexts across the Canada–USA border and shows some strategies Coast Salish people have used for resisting assimilation and returning to their own understandings of place and identity.
Introduction: Residential Schools and Decolonization
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosemary Nagy
Robinder Kaur Sehdev
Canadian Journal of Law and Society, vol. 27, no. 1, 2012, pp. 67-73
Description
Brief introduction to the articles in section of volume which discuss the experiences of residential school survivors, the challenges of the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions and the politics of reconciliation.
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[Is There a Traditional Perspective of Truth and Reconciliation?]
Alternate Title
[Indigenous Knowledge Seminar Series, University of Manitoba]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission speaks about background, mandate and approach of Commission. Also explains the history of governments' attempts to eradicate Aboriginal culture by forced assimilation of children through the residential school system.
Duration: 1:39:29.
A Journey towards Reconciliation: A Shared History
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rainy River District School Board
Description
Lesson plans for use in intermediate level classrooms.
Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Carleton University
Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education
Description
A documentary examines the difficulties experienced when discussing Aboriginal issues in post-secondary classrooms.
Duration: 42:39.
Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom : A Resource Guide
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carleton University
Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education
Description
A guide to accompany the film Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom to help instructors and facilitators deal with Aboriginal issues in the classroom and provides techniques and objectives for enhancing classroom dynamics.
Lesson Plan for the Film Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Description
Guide suggested for Grade 9 students. Film, directed by Lori Lewis, deals with segregation of Aboriginal athletes and the abuse suffered in the residential school system
Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners.
Study Guide.
Memory, Apology and Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michael A. Murphy
Description
Argues that while the role of official apologies is controversial, it nevertheless plays a part in the broader reconciliation process. Uses Canadian and the Australian experience as case studies.
Memory of Atrocity in Canada: How Do You Engage Canadian Civil Society in Truth and Reconciliation?
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Tricia Logan
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 26, Indigenous Peoples: Historical Understanding, Contemporary Challenges and Canadian Approaches, 2010/2011, pp. 9-25
Description
Argues the process should be an opportunity to change the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians, but this change hinges on the general public's acceptance of the need to redefine history and national identity.
Missionary Classrooms in a Northern Indian Agency
Theses
Author/Creator
George Mallett Kaufmann
Description
Education Thesis (M.A.)--Simon Fraser University, 2009.
Nurturing the Future: Filial Bonds in Select Native Canadian Writing
Theses
Author/Creator
Deepa Girotra
Description
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Himachal Pradesh University, 2009.
Focuses on Lee Maracle's Daughters Are Forever and Ravensong, and Beatrice C. Mosionier's In Search of April Raintree and In the Shadow of Evil.
Oh, Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mark Cherrington
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 31, no. 3, Reparations for Indigenous Peoples, Fall, 2007, p. [?]
Description
Describes abuses suffered by children in residential schools, the settlement process and the system for "grading" abuses in determining reparations.
On the Bottom of the Multicultural Totem Pole: A History of Cultural Assimilation, Appropriation, and Marginalization in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daniel Eric Oledzki
Description
Examines the historical cultural clash between traditional and western worldviews, and an alternative Indigenous frameworks to support multicultural national identity.
History Honours Paper (B.A.)--University of British Columbia, 2013.
Origins of Lateral Violence in Aboriginal Communities: A Preliminary Study of Student-to-Student Abuse in Residential Schools
E-Books
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Kim Matheson
Hymie Anisman
Pathways for First Nation and Métis Youth in the Oil Sands
Alternate Title
CPRN Research Report ; April, 2009
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Alison Taylor
Tracy L. Friedel
Lois Edge
Description
Examines the political, social, and economic influences on First Nation and Métis youth’s attitudes toward higher levels of education and career planning; and looks at some of the institutional and policy structures that support or hinder the ability of First Nation and Métis youth to finding pathways that will lead to sustained employment.
Pluralism and Race/Ethnic Relations in Canadian Social Science, 1880-1939
Alternate Title
Pluralism and Race / Ethnic Relations in Canadian Social Science, 1880-1939
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Bellay
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Manitoba, 2001.
Progress for Aboriginal Peoples Still Haunted by the Past
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jeffrey Simpson
Inside Policy, April 8, 2015, pp. 16-23
Description
Discusses the challenges of finding a better place for Aboriginal peoples in our society and comments on previous failed policies.
Entires issues on one pdf. to access article, scroll to page 16.
Project of Heart
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[Sylvia Smith]
Description
Website's purpose is to examine legacy and history of Residential Schools, commemorate lives of children who died, and promote social justice endeavours.
Contains links to general news and information about the initiative, social justice campaigns and educational resources.
Psychological Decolonization: Getting Back My Indian Soul
Alternate Title
American Academy of Religion Eastern International Regional Conference, Ottawa, Ontario
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Margaret Robinson
Description
Looks at self investigation of identity, racialization and linking to Native history.
The Psychological Impact of White Settlement on Aboriginal People
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pat O'Shane
Aboriginal and Islander Health Worker Journal, vol. 19, no. 3, May/June 1995, pp. 24-29
Description
Paper given at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 30th Congress held in Cairns, Queensland, May 1994. Discusses the issue of dispossession,
Qikiqtani Truth Commission: Thematic Reports and Special Studies 1950-1975
E-Books
Author/Creator
Qikiqtani Inuit Association
Recognition, Redistribution, and Representation: Assessing the Transformative Potential of Reparations for the Indian Residential Schools Experience
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Konstantin Petoukhov
McGill Sociological Review, vol. 3, February 2013, pp. 73-91
Description
Questions whether the federal government`s attempts at apology, reconciliation and redress have the ability to challenge colonial foundations.
"Reconciliation after Genocide? Reinterpreting the UNGC through Indian Residential Schools"
Alternate Title
"Reconciliation after Genocide? Reinterpreting the United Nations Global Compact through Indian Residential Schools"
Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference; 84th, 2012
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
David B. MacDonald
Description
Questions what sort of restitution and reconciliation needs to occur if it is recognized that the Indian Residential System was genocidal.
Remember The Children: Residential School Resource Centre
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
National Residential School Survivors' Society (NRSSS)
Description
Website includes photographs and documents about Residential and Day Schools from Ontario with plans for the rest of Canada to follow.
The Removal of Aboriginal Children: Canada and Australia Compared
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonio Buti
University of Western Sydney Law Review, vol. 2, 2002, p. [?]
Description
Brief discussion of the history of the process, demands for reparations, and government responses; argues that general principle of justice demands that reparations must made.
Reparations and American Indian Boarding Schools: A Critical Appraisal
Documents & Presentations
Description
Paper meant to provoke discussion about strategic, forward-thinking, and pro-active directions before the reparations process is finalized.
Residential School: Canada's Shame
Alternate Title
Truth and Reconciliation: What Does It Mean?
Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Shannon Thunderbird
Description
Historical overview of the residential school system. Includes timeline, school listing in Canada, government apology and response.
A Residential School Legacy
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anna Student
Description
Discussion on the loss of language abilities of Indigenous children in the residential school system.
Residential School System in Canada: Understanding the Past – Seeking Reconciliation – Building Hope for Tomorrow: Teacher's Guide
E-Books
Author/Creator
Ken Beardsall
Liz Fowler
Cathy McGregor
Heather McGregor
John Stewart
Mindy Willett
Description
Second edition.
Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Erin Hanson
Description
Brief history of the schools in Canada and the legacy of cultural abuse.
Residential Schools and Aboriginal Parenting: Voices of Parents
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Jean Lafrance
Don Collins
Native Social Work Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, Aboriginal Children and Youth, Issues and Challenges, December 2003, pp. 104-125
Description
Looks at the experiences of Aboriginal adults with the child welfare system and their concerns about the system. Also discussed are the effects that residential schools had on their parenting skills.
Residential Schools in Canada: History, Healing and Hope
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Glynn Sharpe
International Journal of Learning & Development, vol. 1, no. 1, December 6, 2011, pp. 212-219
Description
Article contains: brief history of the system, summarized list of abuses, testimonial given by school survivor Dr. Eugene Norman, and a list of the recommendations found in the Assembly of First Nations' publication Breaking the Silence.
Responding to the Legacy of Canadian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonio Buti
eLaw Journal, vol. 8, no. 4, December 2001, p. [?]
Description
Focuses on demands by victims for reparations and the government's reactions to those demands.
[Richard Wagamese and His Novel Indian Horse]
Alternate Title
At the Edge of Canada: Indigenous Research
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Robert-Falcon Ouellette
Richard Wagamese
Description
Podcast of interview with author about his recently released book.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by John Joe Sark, Captain of the Micmac Grand Council
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains a presentation by John Joe Sark, Captain of the Micmac Grand Council. Sark discusses the need to tell Aboriginal history, particularly the positive side, in schools in New Brunswick. He also discusses the Micmac's struggle to hold onto their culture through generations of assimilative pressures. Following Sark's presentation is a discussion with the Commissioners.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Sheena Jackson
Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Sheena Jackson
Description
File contains a presentation by Sheena Jackson. Jackson discusses racism, particularly in the field of education. Jackson critiques racist portrayals of Aboriginal people in Social Studies curricula, media representations, and related issues.
"A Scandalous Procession": Residential Schooling and the Re/formation of Aboriginal Bodies, 1900-1950
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mary-Ellen Kelm
Native Studies Review, vol. 11, no. 2, 1996, pp. 51-88
Description
Uses example of schools in British Columbia to illustrate that while children's health education was used as a method of assimilation, children were undernourished and conditions were unsanitary encouraging the spread of disease.
Search for Healing
Media » Film and Video
Description
In the video produced in 1992, residential school survivors relate their experiences; includes archival photographs and footage that reflect the attitude of the Anglican Church during that era.
Duration: 23:58.
Settler Colonialism in Canada and the Métis
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tricia Logan
Journal of Genocide Research, vol. 17, no. 4, Special Issue on Canada and Colonial Genocide, 2015, pp. 433-452
Description
Shows the role Métis histories play in the larger story of settle colonial genocide.