Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Julie McGonegal
English Studies in Canada, vol. 35, no. 1, [Special Issue: Aboriginal Redress], March 2009, pp. 67-83
Description
Discusses the difference between the Australian and Canadian reconciliation processes and the silence on colonial genocide.
A Guide to Aboriginal Self-Declaration for Saskatchewan Boards of Education
Alternate Title
Research Report (Saskatchewan School Boards Association) ; no. 09-06
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mâwandônan Consulting
Description
Provides information on how other organizations deal with self-declaration and contains an Aboriginal self-declaration form.
Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples' Issues
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues (IAGS)
Description
Framework for assisting with United Nations operational activities and programs at the country level regarding human rights-based and culturally sensitive development for and with indigenous peoples.
Heartsong: Exploring Emotional Suppression and Disconnection in Aboriginal Canada.
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rupert Ross
Description
Looks at possible causes of suppression of emotion in aboriginal populations.
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.
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.
Identity Captured by Law: Membership in Canada's Indigenous Peoples and Linguistic Minorities
E-Books
Author/Creator
Sébastien Grammond
Impact Evaluation of the Income Assistance, National Child Benefit Reinvestment and Assisted Living Programs: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evaluation, Performance Measurement and Review Branch, Audit and Evaluation Sector, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
Description
Assesses programs and delivery of services to communities.
The Impact of High-Stakes Accountability Policies on Native American Learners: Evidence From Research
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Teresa L. McCarty
Teaching Education, vol. 20, no. 1, Special Issue: Indigenous Education, 2009, pp. 7-29
Description
Profiles Native American communities, tribal sovereignty and relationship to the federal government, and explains the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001.
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.
The Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Alternate Title
[Modular Backgrounder] (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; PRB 08-48E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julian Walker
Description
Provides a historical overview of the TRC and looks at its purpose, terms of reference, and transitional justice initiatives.
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."
Indigeneity in the Courtroom: Law, Culture, and the Production of Difference in North American Courts
Alternate Title
Indigenous Peoples and Politics
E-Books
Author/Creator
Jennifer A. Hamilton
Indigenous Foundations
Web Sites » Organizations
Description
Website includes information and resources on the history, culture, identity, rights, and politics of Aboriginal peoples.
Indigenous Peoples of Canada and Their Efforts to Achieve True Reparations
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Bradford W. Morse
Description
Chapter in book: Reparations For Indigenous Peoples: International Comparative Perspectives edited by Federico Lenzerini.
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 Storytelling, Truth-telling, and Community Approaches to Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jeff Corntassel
Chaw-win-is
T’lakwadzi
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.
Indigenous & Tribal Peoples’ Rights in Practice: A Guide to ILO Convention No. 169
Alternate Title
Programme to Promote ILO Convention No. 169
E-Books
Author/Creator
Birgitte Feiring
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.
The Invisible Nation: Lesson Plan
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Louise Sarrasin
Description
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.
John "Rocky" Barrett: Constitutional Reform and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation's Path to Self-Determination
Alternate Title
Leading Native Nations Interview Series
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John "Rocky" Barrett
Ian Record
Description
Examines the self-determination, governance, and development issues facing Indian Country, including building effective governments, developing strong economies, solving difficult social problems, and balancing cultural integrity and change.
Duration: 1:02:39. Includes textual transcript.
Requires creation of free account to access materials.
Journeys to 20th Street: The Inner City as Critical Pedagogical Space for Legal Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sarah Buhler
Dalhousie Law Journal, vol. 32, no. 2, 2009, pp. [381]-416
Description
Analysis of the opportunities and risks of establishing a legal assistance program in Saskatoon's inner city.
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.
Lessons in Truth and Reconciliation
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Leigh Anne Williams
Anglican Journal, vol. 135, no. 3, March 2009, p. 7
Description
Highlights an interdisciplinary conference held at The King's University College in Edmonton, Alberta, where students met with survivors of residential school abuse.
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 Lost Heritage: Canada's Residential Schools
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Description
Links to twenty-two television and radio clips beginning with a report in March, 1955.
Marie: A Disenfrancised First Nation Woman from Kipawa
Theses
Author/Creator
Catherine Davis
Description
Education Thesis (MEd) -- Queen's University, 2017.
Métis Education Report: A Special Report on Métis Education Prepared by the Métis National Council for the Summit on Aboriginal Education
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research
Description
Report presented at the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) Summit held February 2009 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
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 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.
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.
No Indication When TRC Will Resume
Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 135, no. 2, February 2009, p. 3
Description
Comments on implementation delays to the First Nations Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), and describes how the delays effect former students who are frail and elderly.
The North American Boarding School Experience
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jamie Daniels
Description
Discussion on the destruction of an ethnic culture and religion in schools.
'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.
Ontological Destruction: Genocide and Canadian Aboriginal Peoples
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrew Woolford
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.
[Operation Water Spirit Thematic Units]: Grade Nine: Introduction and Directions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Safe Drinking Water Foundation
Our Identities as Civic Power
Alternate Title
2017 State of Native Youth Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute
[Erik R. Stegman
Amber Richardson
Josie Raphaelito
Aaron Slater
Bettina Gonzalez]
Description
Reports on the results of the Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Online Roundtable Survey of Native American youth between the ages 18-24. Respondents were asked about their three top priorities, what they are doing to tackle their challenges, and some of the ways they are partnering with their community to build resilience.
Parable of the Hummingbird
Alternate Title
Widening Our Lens, Connecting Our Practice
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Description
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.
Plain Talk 6: Residential Schools
Alternate Title
It's Our Time: First Nations Tool Kit
Plain Talk ; 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Assembly of First Nations]
Description
Describes the history of Canada's residential schools which were financed by the federal government, but largely run by various religious organizations.
Pope Expresses Sorrow for Residential School Abuse
Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 135, no. 6, June 2009, p. 6
Description
Comments on the expression of sorrow Pope Benedict XVI gave to a Canadian First Nations delegation regarding residential school abuse in April 2009.
Public Servant Schools in Canada: A Concept for Reconciliation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mark Weiler
The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, vol. 29, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 1-20
Description
Discusses call to action 57 from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission regarding the provision of education to public servants on the history of Aboriginal peoples and residential schools.
Re-Storying Canada's Past: A Case Study in the Significance of Narratives in Healing Intractable Conflict
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christina Woolner
Description
Examines the value of storytelling in facilitating cultural spaces, connecting the past with the future, and resolving historical injustices.