Provides an overview of the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and locates it in the global trend of TRCs, which are being used increasingly as a transitional justice tool.
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 102, March 27, 2010, pp. [1]-21
Description
Looks at the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons minutes and proceedings from 1949 which recommended a move away from segregated to integrated schools for Aboriginal children.
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.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 10, October 2010, p. 14
Description
Comments on the various ways Métis children in Saskatchewan have been educated over the years including church run and residential schools.
Article found by scrolling to page 14.
Prairie Perspectives on Indian Residential Schools, Truth, and Reconciliation, The Forks, Winnipeg, MB, Thursday 17 June 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher Powell
Description
Using historical comparisons, examines present concepts and Indian residential school policy as part of a larger government plan to assimilate Indigenous people.
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 31, no. 2, 2010, pp. 193-207
Description
Discusses a play centered around an orphaned First Nations girl, Forever, who runs away from residential school and finds shelter in an abandoned boat.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 53-65
Description
Author reflects on her own personal experiences; and discusses how historic trauma has shaped Aboriginal peoples lives and the need to re-discover traditions for the future.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 253-276
Description
Focuses on ways to examine author Eden Robinson’s novel using approaches based on creation stories and urban "post-Indian" perspectives.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 36, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 49-70
Description
Argues that the Canadian state's efforts to disrupt Aboriginal family life and isolate children from their parents, are not being recognized in redress claims.
Overview of the actions taken by the Government of Canada with respect to Aboriginal issues of education, reconciliation, governance and self-government, economic development, empowering citizens and protecting the vulnerable, and resolution of land issues.
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.
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Assam University, Silchar, 2010.
Focuses on the works Slash, Whispering in the Shadows, Honour the Sun, Silent Words, and Kiss of the Fur Queen.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-41
Description
Study investigates factors affecting school success of off-reserve Registered Indian Children particularly past residential school attendees living in lower income households.
Traces Pete Standing Alone's last round up of his horses and how his life has changed in the last twenty years. Accompanying material: An Integrated Educator's Guide.
Duration:18:02.
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. [53]-61
Description
Discusses the impact of residential schools and the forced removal of children for the purposes of foster care or adoption. Argues that current practices and training must take into account the damage inflicted by the drive for assimilation and incorporate the Aboriginal worldview when dealing with clients.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 1, January 2010, p. 5
Description
Discusses the objectives and mandate of the TRC and the need for Aboriginal People to tell their residential school survivor stories with the hope of healing and growing.
Article found by scrolling to page 5.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 5, May 2010, p. 8
Description
Looks at the office opening of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, the mandate of the committee, and the creative ways testimonies are received.
Article found by scrolling to page 8.
Ethics Forum, vol. 5, no. 2, Fall, 2010, pp. 23-35
Description
Argues that Canada's commission faces many of the same challenges and obstacles as truth commissions associated with under-developed countries emerging from authoritarian regimes.
Kevin Loring discusses the evolution of his play, which was featured at the National Arts Centre's English Theatre. Play focuses on the effects of residential schools.
Duration: 28:11.
Video includes a compilation of conversations on the strength and resilience of Métis peoples in the context of the residential school experience and its after-effects.
Duration: 9:54.