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.
Presents play FrontRunners by Laura Robinson about segregation and abuse in residential school, the Aboriginal teenage boys selected to run 800 kilometers carrying the torch for the Pan Am Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1967, and the apology by the province thirty-two years later.
Duration: 47:27
Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunner Study Guide.
Lesson Plan.
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.
Anglican Journal, vol. 127, no. 10, December 2001, p. 1
Description
Federal government will pay 70 per cent of proven out-of-court damage settlements but refuses to put a cap on churches liability in residential schools lawsuits.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 12, December 2007, pp. 22-23
Description
Describes the authors time spent with a residential school survivor and the haunting stories the survivor still remembers about the abuse she suffered.
Article located by scrolling to page 22-23.
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.
Explores three projects of governance (civilization, protection, assimilation) that are embodied in industrial schools, and looks at the founding of the earliest industrials schools, information that is located in government and mission archives.
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.
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 4, 2007, pp. 72-82
Description
Argues that healing is a critical component of any intervention. The article also gives a short history of residential school trauma and recent government initiatives aimed at preserving traditional Aboriginal healing practices.
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.
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 11, November 2007, p. 10
Description
Looks at video shown to Saskatoon high school students, at the Honouring Residential School Survivors Symposium, followed by talks with three survivors from the video.
Article located by scrolling to page 10.