American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 33, no. 2, 2009, pp. 113-163
Description
Book reviews of 22 books:
African Cherokees in Indian Territory: From Chattel to Citizen by Celia E. Naylor.
American Indian Education: Counternarratives in Racism, Struggle and the Law by Matthew L. M. Fletcher.
Born of Fire: The Life and Pottery of Margaret Tafoya by Charles S. King.
Brothers Among Nations: The Pursuit of Intercultural Alliances in Early America, 1580-1660 by Cynthia J.
Expands on a previously published research brief.
Outlines three areas in which the interests and goals of government and Aboriginals may differ: scope of injustices, government's attempt to draw a line through the past and legitimate current policies, and government's use of the process as an attempt to assert authority.
E Law: Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 16, no. 2, 2009, pp. 38-71
Description
Discusses the historic compensation package agreed to by the Canadian federal government and the lack of any similar actions by the governments of the other two countries.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, vol. 77, no. 4, 2009, p. 751–762
Description
Examines the meaning of healing among the staff and clients of a Native American community-based counseling program regarding the therapeutic approach used to address the harmful psychosocial legacy of the Aboriginal residential schools.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 5, May 2009, p. 7
Description
Comments on the historic meeting of First Nations delegates with Pope Benedict XVI to discuss the abuse some children experienced in residential schools and the need for reconciliation.
Article located by scrolling to page 7.
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.
Profiles past boarding school policies world-wide, discusses children's experiences, evaluates schools' success, and discusses current practises and ideologies.
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.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 1, [Special Issue: Aboriginal Redress], March 2009, pp. 137-159
Description
Looks at how Indigenous methodologies and experiential knowledge offer alternatives for resisting contemporary colonial realities and legacies of residential schools.
Guide to accompany film, The Invisible Nation". Target audience students aged 15-20. Contains start and preparatory activities, reflective sharing, comparing two Algonquin communities, observation checklist and suggested questions.
Guide for the DVD Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners. This Study Guide raises awareness within the membership of the Anglican, Presbyterian, and United Churches so no one can ever say "I never knew" and so that every residential school survivor can get a chance to tell their story.
Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners.
Lesson Plan.
Genocide Studies and Prevention, vol. 4, no. 1, Spring, 2009, pp. 81-97
Description
Looks at how Aboriginal groups experienced assimilation in different ways and discusses the separation between cultural and physical forms of destruction.
Uses a story to illustrate that every action counts. Speaker at the 2nd International Conference on Restorative Practices: Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice, May 31st-June 5th, 2009 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Duration: 20:53.
Discusses consequences of loss of culture through eradication of language, destruction of family unit, forced Christianization, and abuse.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
For use as part of the Grade Ten Social Studies curriculum. Divided into four chapters: Politics of War, School Life, Tuberculosis, Impact, Consequences & Legacy, as well as preview and post view lessons.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 1, [Special Issue: Aboriginal Redress], March 2009, pp. 85-107
Description
Discusses how a series of quilts were created to give a historical account of the residential school experience, help people to heal, and encourage reconciliation between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginal Canadians.
Discussion centers around the main characters' experiences in a residential school and the impact it had on the development of their identity in relation to Aboriginal culture and community.
Outlines three areas in which the interests and goals of government and Aboriginals may differ: scope of injustices, government's attempt to draw a line through the past and legitimate current policies, and government's use of the process as an attempt to assert authority.
Presentation by the United Church General Council Officer for Residential Schools in British Columbia on taking responsibility for the forced assimilation of First Nations through residential schools.
Studies in Canadian Literature / Études en littérature canadienne, vol. 34, no. 1, 2009, pp. [204]-226
Description
Looks at the use of storytelling and humour to explore connections between the traumatic experience of Aboriginals' past and their problems in the present.