Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 2, no. 1, January 1962, pp. [1-5]
Description
Outlines a brief history of the Alaskan education from the Mission school to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the need for reconciliation of educational thought with village conditions.
Provides an overview of the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and locates it in the global trend of TRCs, which are being used increasingly as a transitional justice tool.
Film interview with Brenda MacDougall discussing her research on the history of family names, the church and residential schools in Ile a la Crosse. 7 minutes.
Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, no. 102, March 27, 2010, pp. [1]-21
Description
Looks at the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Commons minutes and proceedings from 1949 which recommended a move away from segregated to integrated schools for Aboriginal children.
London Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 26, Indigenous Peoples: Historical Understanding, Contemporary Challenges and Canadian Approaches, 2010/2011, pp. 9-25
Description
Argues the process should be an opportunity to change the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians, but this change hinges on the general public's acceptance of the need to redefine history and national identity.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 10, October 2010, p. 14
Description
Comments on the various ways Métis children in Saskatchewan have been educated over the years including church run and residential schools.
Article found by scrolling to page 14.
Prairie Perspectives on Indian Residential Schools, Truth, and Reconciliation, The Forks, Winnipeg, MB, Thursday 17 June 2010
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Christopher Powell
Description
Using historical comparisons, examines present concepts and Indian residential school policy as part of a larger government plan to assimilate Indigenous people.
Theatre Research in Canada, vol. 31, no. 2, 2010, pp. 193-207
Description
Discusses a play centered around an orphaned First Nations girl, Forever, who runs away from residential school and finds shelter in an abandoned boat.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 5, no. 2, 2010, pp. 53-65
Description
Author reflects on her own personal experiences; and discusses how historic trauma has shaped Aboriginal peoples lives and the need to re-discover traditions for the future.
Listing of materials pertaining to residential schools available at the National Library of Canada. Compiled in conjunction with the exhibition Where are the Children? Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools.”
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 7, September 2002, p. 12
Description
Diocese that folded due to financial pressure of residential schools settlements to be replaced by new structure called Anglican Parishes of the Central Interior.
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 41, Representations of First Nations and Métis / Les représentations des Premiéres nations et des Métis, 2010, pp. 253-276
Description
Focuses on ways to examine author Eden Robinson’s novel using approaches based on creation stories and urban "post-Indian" perspectives.
English Studies in Canada, vol. 36, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 49-70
Description
Argues that the Canadian state's efforts to disrupt Aboriginal family life and isolate children from their parents, are not being recognized in redress claims.
Overview of the actions taken by the Government of Canada with respect to Aboriginal issues of education, reconciliation, governance and self-government, economic development, empowering citizens and protecting the vulnerable, and resolution of land issues.
Website's purpose is to examine legacy and history of Residential Schools, commemorate lives of children who died, and promote social justice endeavours.
Contains links to general news and information about the initiative, social justice campaigns and educational resources.
English Thesis (Ph.D.)--Assam University, Silchar, 2010.
Focuses on the works Slash, Whispering in the Shadows, Honour the Sun, Silent Words, and Kiss of the Fur Queen.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2010, pp. 1-41
Description
Study investigates factors affecting school success of off-reserve Registered Indian Children particularly past residential school attendees living in lower income households.
American Anthropologist, vol. 104, no. 2, June 2002, pp. 642-646
Description
Exhibit review essay of: Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience mounted by the Heard Museum, and the accompanying book Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Experiences by Margaret L. Archuleta, Brenda J. Child, K. Tsianina Lomawaima.
University of Western Sydney Law Review, vol. 2, 2002, p. [?]
Description
Brief discussion of the history of the process, demands for reparations, and government responses; argues that general principle of justice demands that reparations must made.
Agreement between Government of Canada, General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, Missionary Society of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Anglican Church of Canada Resolution Corporation dealing with Indian Residential School. Initialled as an agreement-in-principle November 20, 2002.
College English, vol. 65, no. 2, November 2002, pp. 117-141
Description
Argues that the author used her essays to criticize the school's agenda "civilizing" students and to assert that Native Americans should determine their own educational needs.