Reimagining History: "Righting" Treaty Wrongs
Based on the article Living Well Together by Aimée Craft and the special issue of Canada's History magazine Treaties and the Treaty Relationship Suitable for Grades 7 to 12.
Based on the article Living Well Together by Aimée Craft and the special issue of Canada's History magazine Treaties and the Treaty Relationship Suitable for Grades 7 to 12.
Brief overview of the establishment of the school system, impact of students' experiences of physical and psychological abuse, and the subsequent intergenerational trauma.
Reports results of series of questions asked of 1,539 respondents regarding residential schools.
Reports on the impending class action lawsuit against the Federal government's attempt to limit their culpability for damages claimed by plaintiffs who attended residential schools.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.
Focuses on the negative intergenerational effects of residential school abuse in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.
Presentation focusing on residential schools and government policy. Snow states that because the federal government wanted to assimilate Aboriginal peoples, they have lost their languages, traditions and values. Family violence, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, unemployment and poor physical and mental health are problematic on her First Nation, and she calls on the Commission to ensure that her First Nation continues to receive government funding to combat these social problems. A question-and-answer session with the Commissioners follows the presentation.