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Ahousaht Residential School Records
Alberni Residential School
Authentic First Peoples Resources for Grades 10 to 12 and Adult Learning
General information on choosing appropriate texts, common themes, copyright and protocol and dealing with sensitive content followed by an extensive list of material with annotations for grade level, description, themes and content cautions.
Child-Targeted Assimilation: An Oral History of Indian Day School Education in Kahnawà:ke
Colonial Violence in Sixties Scoop Narratives: From In Search of April Raintree to A Matter of Conscience
Coqualeetza Institute
Crosby Girls’ Home (Lax Kw’alaams, B.C.)
Detailed Provincial Results: Albertans React to the Discovery of Remains at Residential School
Results from survey conducted with 463 Albertan adults between June 4 and June 8, 2021.
Detailed Results: Canadians React to the Discovery of Remains at Residential Schools
Results of a survey conducted with 3,00 Canadian adults between June 4 and June 8, 2021.
The Effect of Indian Residential Schools on Height and Body Mass Post-1930
The Effect of Parental Residential School Attendance and Parental Involvement on Indigenous Youth’s Participation in Sport and Physical Activity during School
Elizabeth Long Memorial Home (Kitamaat Village, B.C.)
Explorations in Canadian History:; What Can We Learn about Local First Nations Families and Residential Schools from Canada’s History?
Lesson plan uses the books : Shi-Shi-Etko, Shin-Chi’s Canoe, and Stolen Words.
Factors Affecting Initiation and Duration of Breastfeeding Among Off-Reserve Indigenous Children in Canada
Girls Breaking Boundaries: Acculturation and Self-Advocacy at Chemawa Indian School, 1900-1930s
History and Legacy of Residential Schools
I Want To Tell You A Story
Indigenous History: A Bibliography
Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada: Teacher's Kit for Giant Floor Map
Topics include climate change, demographics, Indigenous governance, housing, human rights, Indigenous languages, migration, famous people, original place names, residential schools, seasonal cycles, symbols, timeline, trade routes, and treaties, land disputes, agreements and rights.
Although activities were created for the giant floor map, they can be adapted to the printable tile version.
kimotinâniwiw itwêwina = Stolen Words Written by Melanie Florence; Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard: Guide to the Plains Cree Edition
Story about a little Cree girl who helps her grandfather regain his language after he tells her about his experience of residential school, separation from his family and culture and loss of language.
Suitable for use with students aged 9-13 (Grades 4-7) who have completed three or more years of Cree language instruction.
Knowing the Past, Facing the Future: Indigenous Education in Canada
Listening to the Voices and Stories of Northern Manitoba Aboriginal Survivors of Spousal Violence: A Case Study of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Cross Lake, Northern Manitoba
“The More You Know”: Critical Historical Knowledge About Indian Residential Schools Increases Non-Indigenous Canadians' Empathy for Indigenous Peoples
The Native American Lens: Native American Identity Visualized by Native American Directors
"Our Healing Starts with Our Women": Wolamsotuwakonol of the Indian Residential School Experience
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
Our Stories: First Peoples in Canada
Racial-Settler Capitalism: Character Building and the Accumulation of Land and Labor in the Late Nineteenth Century
Reconciliation Pole
Records Relating Generally to Residential Schools
Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Residential Schools and the Kamloops Tragedy
Reports results of series of questions asked of 1,539 respondents regarding residential schools.
Saskatchewan's Public Opinion on Reconciliation: Results from a 2019 Provincial Survey
The Sleeping Giant Awakens: Genocide, Indian Residential Schools, and the Challenge of Conciliation
Social Justice Picture Books: Lesson Plans for the Junior-Intermediate Classroom
Lesson plans for Grades 4--8. Indigenous Perspectives section begins on p. 329.
Special Edition by Children and Youth: Our Hopes and Dreams for Making Shannen's Dream Come True
Special issue that looks at the poor living conditions at a school on the Attawapiskat First Nation. Includes letters written by Omushkegowuk Cree children.
Stolen Words Written by Melanie Florence and Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard: Teaching Guide
Story about a little Cree girl who helps her grandfather learn his language after he tells her about his experience of residential school, separation from his family and culture and loss of language.
Suitable for use with students aged 6-9 (Grades 1-4). Text in English with some Cree vocabulary.
A Syllabus for History after the TRC
Truth and Reconciliation in Postcolonial Hockey Masculinities
[Unreconciled: Family, Truth, Indigenous Resistance]
"We still need the game. As Indigenous people, it's in our blood." A Conversation on Hockey, Residential School, and Decolonization.
Where Are the Children Buried?
General overview of historical context along with examples of specific schools for illustrative purposes and 'gap analysis' to recommend areas where further research is required. Second part of report is a more detailed summary of information on each school’s location and construction sequence, duration of operation, and reported cemeteries.