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Theses
Author/Creator
Mary Beth Lamb
Description
Theology Thesis (Ph.D.)--Graduate Theological Union, 1998.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Growth Chart Literacy Prompts: K-8
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario
Description
Includes book summaries, literacy prompt questions, and enrichment activities for books appropriate to each grade. Revised Version.
First Nations, Métis and Inuit Presence in the Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Anne Godlewska
John Rose
Laura Schaefli
Sheila Freake
Jennifer Massey
Race, Ethnicity and Education, vol. 20, no. 4, 2017, pp. 446-462
Description
"Article provides guidance to curriculum designers, textbook writers, teachers and administrators participating in the decolonization of education in Canada".
The Freedom and the Privacy of an Indian Boarding School’s Sports Field and Student Athletes Resistance to Assimilation
Theses
Author/Creator
Curtis A. Kachur
Description
Arts Thesis (M.A.)--Bowling Green State University, 2017.
From Indian Boys to Canadian Men? The Use of Cadet Drill in the Canadian Indian Residential School System
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Evan J. Habkirk
British Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, 2017, pp. [227]-247
Description
Looks at how some students used military drill as a way to survive the abuse faced at school by finding relief in travel opportunities to participate in performances and competitions off of the school grounds.
From Treaties to Reserves: The Federal Government and Native Peoples in Territorial Alberta, 1870-1905; From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation: A Road Map for All Canadians
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jean Barman
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 3, June-July 2017, pp. 119-120
Description
Book reviews of From Treaties to Reserves by D. J. Hall and From Treaty Peoples to Treaty Nation by Greg Poelzer and Ken S. Coates.
[The Future of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Broadcasting: Conversation & Convergence Series: Homalco Gathering, May 8, 2017]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Darren Blaney
John Gagnon
Banchi Hause
Natasha Bob
Devin Pielle … [et al.]
Description
Part 1: Welcome by Darren Blaney; general remarks by John Gagnon, CEO of Wawatay Native Communications Society.
Part 2: Nuxalk Radio featuring Banchi Hanuse; Siem-nu-ts-lhhwulmuhw host Natasha Bob speaks about how the program came about and its content.
Part 3: Gunargie O'Sullivan, a volunteer programmer, talked about the importance of Indigenous presence on community and campus radio stations; Doreen Manuel shared history of Secwepemc Radio.
Part 5: Talk on CiTR Indigenous Collective and the program Unceded Airwaves, presented by Lisa Girbav, Mario P
Genocide, Culture, Law: Aboriginal Child Removals in Australia and Canada
Theses
Author/Creator
Jacqueline Jago
Description
Law Thesis (LL.M.)--University of British Columbia, 1998.
High School Teachers Working Towards Reconciliation: Examining the Teaching and Learning of Residential Schools
Alternate Title
McDowell Foundation Research Project ; no. 270
Teaching and Learning Research Exchange
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Tana Mitchell
Jennifer Tupper
McDowell Foundation Research Project
Description
Explores how teachers engaging with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action, teach about residential schools, how students understand themselves as Canadians while learning the history, and how classrooms can become a space for reconciliation.
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.
History of the Sioux Lookout Black Hawks Hockey Team, 1949-1951
Theses
Author/Creator
Fatima Ba'abbad
Description
Kinesiology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Western Ontario, 2017.
"Hunger was never absent": How Residential School Diets Shaped Current Patterns of Diabetes among Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ian Mosby
Tracey Galloway
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, vol. 189, no. 32, August 14, 2017, pp. e1043-e1045
Description
Residential school survivors tell stories of dealing with persistent hunger.
"I Like the School So I Want to Come Back": The Enrollment of American Indian Students at the Rapid City Indian School
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Riney
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 22, no. 2, 1998, pp. 171-192
Description
Looks at the education system, at the turn of the century, through the eyes of Charlie Twist from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, who enrolled in the Rapid City Indian School in 1909.
"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.
I Remind Until I Fall: An Examination of Space, Memory and Experience at the Coqualeetza Residential School and Indian Hospital
Theses
Author/Creator
Jody Woods
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia, 1998.
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.
Indian Boarding School Daughters Coming Home: Survival Stories as Oral Histories of Native American Women
Theses
Author/Creator
Debbie Ann LaCroix
Description
Teacher Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Oregon, 1993.
Indian Horse Study Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Elevation Pictures?]
Description
To accompany film based on the book of the same name by Richard Wagamese.
Indian Residential Schools, Settler Colonialism and Their Narratives in Canadian History
Theses
Author/Creator
Tricia Logan
Description
[History] Thesis (Ph.D.)--Royal Holloway, University of London, [2017]
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."
Indian School, Company Town: Outing Students from Sherman Institute at Fontana Farms Company, 1907-1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Whalen
Pacific Historical Review, vol. 86, no. 2, May 2017, pp. 290-321
Description
Argues that while school officials regarded the practice of placing male students as farm labourers during the summer months as a method of assimilation, many used their employment to serve their own purposes.
Indiana School Days: Native American Education at St. Joseph's Indian Normal School and White's Manual Labor Institute
Theses
Author/Creator
Alysha Danielle Zemanek
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--Indiana University, 2017.
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.
Introduction to Document One
Alternate Title
[Document One]: Red Deer Industrial School
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Amy Von Heyking
Uta H. Fox
D. L. Clink
Native Studies Review, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. [111]-115
Description
Introduction and letter from Indian Agent dated June 4th, 1895 to his superior regarding abuse taking place at the school. Recommends that a teacher should be brought before the Magistrate, fined, and dismissed.
Inuit Perceptions of Learning and Formal Education in the Canadian Arctic
Theses
Author/Creator
Geneviève L. Lalonde
Description
Geography Thesis (M.A.)--University of Guelph, 2017.
Judicial Findings From the Inter-Tribal Tribunal on Residential Schools in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
James M. Craven
Description
Discusses the inter-tribal tribunal on residential schools in Canada and suggests that future tribunals be thoroughly and competently designed, constructed, set-up, executed and followed-up upon.
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.
The Legacy and Future of the Buffalo People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Buffalo Star Woman (Sandra Delorme)
BC Studies, no. 193, Spring, 2017, pp. 8-11
Description
Author reflects on how residential schools have impacted herself and her loved ones, and describes how she has freed herself from that inheritance.
Lessons Learned Study of the Common Experience Payment Process: Final Report
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Evaluation
Performance Measurement
and Review Branch
Audit and Evaluation Sector
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)
Description
Study determined the successes or failures of the design and implementation of the response to the Settlement Agreement.
Lettered Resistance at the Genoa Indian School, Genoa Nebraska (1884-1934)
Alternate Title
Annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication ; 49th, 1998
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amy Goodburn
Description
Presents letters written by students that were sometimes used as propaganda to promote public awareness about American Indian education.
Paper from the Annual Meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, 1998.
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.
Lines in the Ice: Exploring the Roof of the World
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Jesse Devost
Northern Review, no. 45, Innovation in the Circumpolar North, June 2017, pp. 161-163
Description
Book review of: Lines in the Ice by Phillip J. Hatfield.
Lost Generations
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Mary Carpenter
Canada's History, vol. 97, no. 2, April/May 2017, pp. 38-43
Description
A female Inuit survivor of the Canadian residential school systems recalls her experiences of the 1940s and 1950s.
The Mind of a Child: Working with Children Affected by Poverty, Racism and War, 1995.
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
R.W. Common
Lorraine Frost
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 141-143
Description
Video review of: The Mind of a Child by Face to Face Media Society in association the National Film Board of Canada.
Minister's Reference on Institutional Child Abuse: Discussion Paper
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Law Commission of Canada
Justice as Healing, vol. 3, no. 4, Winter, 1998, p. [?]
Description
Analysis and commentary by the Law Commission of Canada on abuse in residential schools. Excerpt from Discussion Paper's Executive Summary.
Note: This is a sample article from the publication. Subscriptions are available from the Native Law Centre.
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.
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.
National Executive Council (Anglican Church) to Review Schools Group
Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 119, no. 10, December 1993, p. 7
Description
Residential schools working group's mandate to be examined and decision made about extending its work and funding past 1995.
"National Memory" and Its Remainders: Labrador Inuit Counterhistories of Residential Schooling
Alternate Title
Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Arie Molema
Description
Draws on 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork, including participant observation at Truth and Reconciliation Commission national events and 50 interviews with former students who have been denied recognition and compensation under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Chapter from Power through Testimony: Reframing Residential Schools in the Age of Reconciliation edited by Brieg Capitaine and Karine Vanthuyne.
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 Residential Schooling in Canada: A Review of Literature
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Trevithick
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1998, pp. 49-86
Description
Argues that the evolution of secondary literature has given rise to important issues and suggests topics for further research.
Natives, Churches, Feds Seek Way Out of Lawsuits
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 124, no. 10, December 1998, p. 1
Description
Discussion of meetings regarding the residential school lawsuits, some for sexual abuse other lawsuits were of a more general nature.
Navigating Structural Violence With Indigenous Families: The Contested Terrain of Early Childhood Intervention and the Child Welfare System in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Alison J. Gerlach
Annette J. Browne
Vandna Sinha
Diana Elliott
The International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 8, no. 3, July 2017, pp. 1-23
Description
Reports findings from inquiry into Aboriginal Infant Development Program (AIDPs) in British Columbia.
Needs and Expectations for Redress of Victims of Abuse at Native Residential Schools
Alternate Title
Needs and Expectations for Redress of Victims of Abuse at Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Rhonda Claes
Deborah Clifton
Description
Report discusses the profoundly negative impacts experienced by students, and makes recommendations to redress the abuse and injustice.
Related Material: Longer Version.
Of Linguicide and Resistance: Children and English Instruction in Nineteenth-Century Indian Boarding Schools in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Griffin
Paedagogica Historica, vol. 53, no. 6, 2017, pp. 763-782
Description
Examines government documents and school newspapers to explore sanctions against the use of their Indigenous languages by residential school students.
Oh Canada, Whose Home and Native Land? Negotiating Multicultural, Aboriginal and Canadian Identity Narratives
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Momina Khan
Michael Cottrell
Education Matters: The Journal of Teaching and Learning, vol. 5, no. 1, 2017, p. [?]
Description
Discusses the need to restructure the social studies curriculum that allows for more voices and narratives to be heard.
Old Wounds, New Beginnings: Challenging the Missionary Paradigm in Native-White Relations; A Cross-Cultural Perspective on Sexual Abuse Service Development in a Yukon Community
Theses
Author/Creator
Terry Leigh Mitchell
Description
Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Toronto, 1993.
Onion Lake Indian Residential Schools 1892-1943
Theses
Author/Creator
Sylvie Marceau-Kozicki
Description
History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Saskatchewan, 1993.
'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.
Pay Day for Indian Boarding School Abuse
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Les Sillars
Alberta Report / Newsmagazine, vol. 25, no. 48, November 16, 1998, pp. 7-8
Description
Looks at various lawsuits being filed by former residential school students in Canada.