Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Tripartite Working Group of the National Aboriginal Court Worker Program
Description
"This curriculum is developed for the purposes instructing Aboriginal Court Workers on how to integrate Gladue Principles into speaking to sentence for an Aboriginal client."
Government Responses to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement in Canada: Implications for Australia
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Bradford W Morse
Australian Indigenous Law Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2008, pp. 41-59
Description
Gives overview of the events leading to the Settlement Agreement including: history of the system, criminal, civil, and class action cases, the Official Apology, Settlement Agreement and the establishment of The Truth and Reconciliation Commission. As well, discusses lessons that may be learned when considering a resolution with Australia's Aborigine population.
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Description
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
Gwich'in Outdoor Classroom Project
Alternate Title
Building the Evidence. Evaluation Summaries ; 2007-ES-10
E-Books
Author/Creator
National Crime Prevention Centre
Handbook of Critical and Indigenous Methodologies
Alternate Title
SAGE Research Methods
E-Books
Author/Creator
Beth Blue Swadener
Kagendo Mutua
Gaile S.Cannella
Kathryn D.Manuelito
Gloria Ladson-Billings ... Marie Battiste ... [et al.]
Healing Begins When the Wounding Stops: Indian Residential Schools and the Prospects for "Truth and Reconciliation" in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ward Churchill
Briarpatch Magazine, Indigenous/settler Relations, June/July 2008, p. [?]
Description
Looks at the five acts in Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and contends all five were committed against First Nations peoples.
Healing Begins With Truth and Reconciliation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Darla Read
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 3, March 2008, p. 3
Description
Looks at a cross-Canada tour that included Aboriginal and church leaders addressing the public on the upcoming Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Article located on page 3.
Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust: The Untold Story of the Genocide of Aboriginal Peoples
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Friends and Relatives of the Disappeared
Description
Includes links to: articles, stories of survivors, video clips, order form for book Hidden from History: The Canadian Holocaust, and documentary Unrepentant: Kevin Annett and Canada's Genocide.
Historical Research at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brian Gettler
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 98, no. 4, Winter, 2017, pp. 641-674
Description
Focuses on three aspects of the Commission's research: the fact that the Commission had its origins in litigation, the methodological issues concerning collection of archival documents and survivors' statements, and that the narrative does not pay a great deal of attention to differences within the system.
I Can Make a Difference and so Can You!
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Nicole Flynn
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 7-11
Description
Speech presented for a Youth to Youth Summit in September, 2017.
"I'm not really healed- I'm just bandaged up": Perceptions of Healing Among Former Students of Indian Residential Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tracey Carr
Brian Chartier
Tina Dadgostari
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 12, no. 1, 2017, pp. 39-56
Description
Interviews focus on the participants' conceptions and experiences of healing regarding their residential school experiences.
Iacobucci to Facilitate Truth and Reconciliation
Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 10, December 2008, p. 12
Description
Introduction to the new chair, Justice Frank Iacobucci, of the First Nations Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
IAP Statistics
Alternate Title
Independent Assessment Process Statistics
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat
Description
Statistics for Independent Assessment Process for abuse claims by former residential school students. Lists claims received, resolved and in progress by province and territory, stage of progress, and total compensation paid. Includes links to historical data and charts.
In Jesus' Name: Shattering the Silence of St. Anne's Residential School
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Susan G. Enberg
Edmund Metatawabin
Description
In documentary survivors speak about the abuses that took place at the Fort Albany Residential School. Duration: 41:47.
Independent Commission Can't Be a Cat's-paw
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, October 24, 2008, p. A11
Description
Examines the resignation of the chairperson on the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Indian Act Colonialism: A Century of Dishonour, 1869-1969
Alternate Title
Research Paper (National Centre for First Nations Governance)
Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John Milloy
Description
Provides an overview of legislative acts starting with the British North American Act.
The Indian Act of 1876 Was Not Part of Treaty: A Treaty Resource Guide for Grade 4
Alternate Title
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Field test draft.
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada, 2007-2008: Department Performance Report
Documents & Presentations
Description
Report on progress made in fulfilling various terms of the Settlement Agreement.
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada: 2007-2008 Estimates: Report on Plans and Priorities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada
Description
Report provides information on program activities based on strategic outcomes that were established to expedite the terms of the Settlement Agreement.
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada: 2008-2009 Report on Plans and Priorities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada
Description
Reports on the progress of the Department established to attempt to resolve claims, address the results of the school system, and foster healing and reconciliation
Indian Residential Schools Were a Crime and Canada's Criminal Justice System Could Not Have Cared Less: The IRS Criminal Court Cases
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thomas L. McMahon
Description
"This paper presents a chronological history of the criminal law convictions relating to Canada's Indian residential schools."
Indigenous Peoples of Manitoba: A Guide for Newcomers
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anika Reynar
Zoe Matties
Description
Introduction to different cultural groups, their history, relationship with the Federal government and current situations.
Indigenous Social Work Around the World: Towards Culturally Relevant Education and Practice
Alternate Title
Contemporary Social Work Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Coates
Mel Gray
Michael Yellow Bird
James Midgley
Hliary N. Weaver ... [et al.]
Indigenous World 2017
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shankar Limbu
Albert K. Barume
José Aylwin
Johan Strömgren
Olga Murashko .. [et al.]
Inuit Language Loss in Nunavut: Analysis, Forecast, and Recommendations
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ian Martin
Description
Report intended to review some of the history and key data, and assess the prospects for preservation of Inuktut.
James Miles Venne
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Cheryl Petten
Windspeaker, vol. 25, no. 11, February 2008, p. 26
Description
Brief profile of James Miles Venne, Lac La Ronge Indian Band chief, who helped create Kitsaki Development Corporation, set up band control of the local education system and lobbied for Aboriginal and treaty rights to be included in the Canadian Constitution.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.26.
Jim Miller: Canada Research Chair Native-Newcomer Relations
Alternate Title
Engaging Minds: Profiles of Discovery and Creativity at the University of Saskatchewan
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jim Miller
U of S Research Communications
and the Division of Media and Technology
Description
Short video about research on treaty rights and the abuse that occurred at residential schools.
'A Journey of Great Promise'
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 4, April 2008, p. 1,6
Description
Discusses the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's pledge to hear the painful stories from former residential school students and to help the students begin the healing process.
The Jurisprudence of Reconciliation: Aboriginal Rights in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mark D. Walters
Description
Examines whether the Canadian judiciary system is capable of furthering reconciliation through interpretation of legal rights and duties.
Chapter eight in: The Politics of Reconciliation in Multicultural Societies edited by Will Kymlicka and Bashir Bashir.
A Just Society? Canada’s Adventure in Truth and Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Feisal G. Mohamed
Description
Argues that because of the government's refusal to name or prosecute individuals involved in violations of human rights, victims of residential schools have not received justice.
Killing the Indian in the Child: Materialities of Death and Political Formations of Life in the Canadian Indian Residential School System
Theses
Author/Creator
Bryanne Huston Young
Description
Communication Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.
The Leadership of Allan Houser
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Camilla Shelton
Undergraduate Leadership Review, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 25-35
Description
Discusses how artist's work helped Native American artists restore their identity and culture.
A Library Matter of Genocide: The Library of Congress and the Historiography of the Native American Holocaust
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Q. Dudley
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 2, Reconciling Research: Perspectives on Research Involving Indigenous Peoples-Part 1, April 2017, pp. 1-30
Description
Analyzes books in OCLC Worldcat with Library of Congress subject heading "Indians of North America", with keywords genocide, holocaust or extermination.
[A Long-Awaited Apology for Residential Schools in 2008]
Alternate Title
[A Long-Awaited Apology for Residential Schools]
[The Apology: The Prime Minister to Make Statement of Apology to Residential School Students]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Stephen Harper
Stéphane Dion
Gilles Duceppe
Jack Layton
Phil Fontaine
Patrick Brazeau
Mary Simon
Clement Charier
Beverly Jacobs
Description
Stephen Harper's speech, statements by opposition parties, and responses by leaders of Aboriginal organizations.
Duration: 1:25:15.
Marie: A Disenfrancised First Nation Woman from Kipawa
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Davis
Description
Education Thesis (MEd) -- Queen's University, 2017.
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.
Missiological Implications for Taylor Seminary Arising From Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Recommendations
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Allan Effa
Missiology, vol. 45, no. 4, 2017, pp. 407-413
Description
Case study of a seminary in Edmonton, Alberta which is exploring changes to the curriculum as a response to the Commission's call to action.
"Mother First, Student Second": Challenging Adversity and Balancing Identity in the Pursuit of University-Level Education as First Nations Mothers in Northeastern Ontario
Theses
Author/Creator
Robyn Rowe
Description
Indigenous Relations Thesis (MIR)--Laurentian University, 2017.
Narrative Robustness, Post-Apology Conduct, and Canada's 1998 and 2008 Residential Schools Apologies
Alternate Title
Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Matt James
Description
Looks at why the more extensive apology was not followed by actions that would indicate substantive engagement with Aboriginal issues.
Chapter 45 from The Palgrave Handbook of State-Sponsored History after 1945 edited by Berber Bevernage and Nico Wouters.
Native Activist's Grandson Charged in Her Killing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
James Bradshaw
The Globe and Mail, January 1, 2008, p. A4
Description
Investigation following the death of Mi'kmaq activist Nora Bernard, who filed the first class action lawsuit against the residential school system.
Native American Music from Wounded Knee to the Billboard Charts: A Document Based Exploration
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
TeachRock
Description
Lesson uses interviews with Pat Vegas and Redbone from the documentary Rumble: The Indians That Rocked the World as a jumping-off point to examine the U.S. government's efforts to control Native American culture by way of music.
Native Life
Alternate Title
CANADIANHISTORY.CA: The Many Histories of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
J .R. Miller
Description
Overview of Aboriginal history from the 1850s to 2000. Could be used as an educational resource for high school students.
Native Rights Activist Had 'Heart of a Soldier and the Soul of an Angel'
Articles » General
Telegraph-Journal, January 3, 2008, p. A7
Description
Brief article commemorating Nora Bernard, who filed the first class action lawsuit on behalf of all residential school victims.
Ngapartji Ngapartji: Finding Ethical Approaches to Research Involving Indigenous Peoples, Australian Perspectives
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Gina Louise Hawkes
David Pollock
Barry Judd
Peter Phipps
Elinor Assoulin
ab-Original, vol. 1, no. 1, 2017, pp. 17-41
Description
Article explores the process of integrating ethical research frameworks for engaging Indigenous communities into academic institutions. Authors use five personal vignettes to examine the potential pitfalls related to integrating Indigenous values knowledge systems with Western legal practices.
Nipiy Wasekimew / Clear Water: The Meaning of Water, From the Words of the Elders; The Interconnections of Health, Education, Law and the Environment
Theses
Author/Creator
Cheryl Darlene Sanderson
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--Simon Fraser University, 2008.
The Numbered Treaties in Saskatchewan: A Treaty Resource Guide for Grade 2
Alternate Title
Teaching Treaties in the Classroom
E-Books
Author/Creator
Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC)
Description
Field test draft.
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonising Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Alternate Title
'The Only Good Thing That Happened at School': Colonizing Narratives of Sport in the Indian School Bulletin
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Janice Forsyth
Michael Heine
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [205]-225
Description
Challenges the selective representations of sports and recreation in residential schools.
Ontario First Nations Special Education Review Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ontario First Nations
Description
Synthesizes published literature and information gathered from educators, administrators and service organizations. Focus is on funding.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation