No More “Die Bread”: How Boarding Schools Impacted Native Diet and the Resurgence of Indigenous Food Sovereignty
A personal reflections on the impact of boarding school diets on Indigenous tastes and health.
A personal reflections on the impact of boarding school diets on Indigenous tastes and health.
Designed for use with students in Grades 7 to 9.
Collection of primary and secondary sources suitable for use at secondary and post-secondary levels. Can be used to supplement Canadian History: Pre-Confederation and Canadian History: Post-Confederation.
Reexamines the ideologies of Carlisle Indian Industrial School's first superintendent and his relationships with Indigenous communities.
An examination of the colonial schooling of African American and Indigenous students in America.
Lesson plan for use with the book Red Wolf by Jennifer Dance.
Geared toward Grades 4 to 6.
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.
Reports results of series of questions asked of 1,539 respondents regarding residential schools.
Annotated list compiled for use by teachers; current as of 2021.
An authors reflection on his research into the Sherman Institute boarding school.
A personal reflection by one of the curators in charge of bringing a boarding school exhibit together.
Lesson plans for Grades 4--8. Indigenous Perspectives section begins on p. 329.
For use with the book by Monique Gray Smith. Includes summary, essential questions, key concepts, vocabulary and learning activities for each chapter of book. Recommended for ages 9-13.
Special issue that looks at the poor living conditions at a school on the Attawapiskat First Nation. Includes letters written by Omushkegowuk Cree children.
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.
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.
Examines boarding school through the lenses of the student's descendants recollections of their families experiences. Through these means the stories will continued to be told once there are no more living alumni.