Reconciliation Pole
Records Relating Generally to Residential Schools
Reflections from Them Days: A Residential School Memoir from Nunatsiavut As Told by Nellie Winters, Transcribed and Edited by Erica Obendorfer: Teaching Guide
Geared toward Grades 4 to 6.
Remains of Children of Kamloops Residential School Discovered
"Researching the Devils": A Study of Brokerage at the Indian Residential School, Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
Residential School Literature Review (1987-1997)
Residential Schools and the Kamloops Tragedy
Reports results of series of questions asked of 1,539 respondents regarding residential schools.
Residential Schools, Truth and Reconciliation: Selected Resources
Annotated list compiled for use by teachers; current as of 2021.
Review Essay: Education by Hardship: Native American Boarding Schools in the U.S. and Canada
The Road Back From Hell? First Nations, Self-Government, and the Universal Goal of Child Protection in Canada
Shingwauk Narratives: Sharing Residential School History
Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools
Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools
Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools (Book Review)
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.
Standing Strong Task Force Report & Recommendations: Acknowledging the Past, Learning form the Present, Looking to the Future
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.
"To Build Up the Morals of the Tribe": Southern Ute Women's Sexual Behavior and the Office of Indian Affairs, 1895-1932
To Christianize and Civilize: Native Industrial Schools in Canada
"To Christianize and Civilize": Native Industrial Schools in Canada
Transitions
[Unreconciled: Family, Truth, Indigenous Resistance]
Upgrading Indian Residence School 1st Aid Certs
"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.