History of Native American Indian Women During the Plains Horse Culture Years
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Dee Ansbergs
Description
Essay looks at the customs of marriage, manner of dress, and gender roles and responsibilities.
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.
Home Fire [Ending the Cycle of Family Violence]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Patti Labouchane-Benson
Greg Miller
Description
Examines colonization of Canada, historical trauma, the criminal justice system and community healing programs.
Duration: 37:21.
Related material: Discussion Guide.
Hope and Healing: The Legacy of the Indian Residential School System
E-Books
Author/Creator
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Hope, Healing, and the Legacy of Helen Betty Osborne: A Case Study Exploring Cross-Cultural Peacebuilding in Northern Manitoba
Theses
Author/Creator
Jennifer Ham
Description
Peace and Conflict Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2014.
"How Do I Put That Away" [Part 2]
Alternate Title
[Indian Residential School Personal Stories]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Hazel Squakin
Description
Presents a First Nations Elder speaking about her experience with residential schools and the impact on her life.
Access Part 1.
Duration: 6:22.
"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'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.
Iacobucci to Facilitate Truth and Reconciliation
Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 10, December 2008, p. 12
Description
Introduction to the new chair, Justice Frank Iacobucci, of the First Nations Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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.
Immigration as Cultural Imperialism: An Indian Boarding School Experience or The Peer Gynt Suite and the Seventh Cavalry Cafe
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Gannon
Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 2, Spring, 2014, pp. 111-122
Description
Looks at the reminders of military brute force on the people of the Great Plains and the brainwashing of boarding school students.
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Sophie M. Lavoie
AlterNative, vol. 10, no. 3, 2014, pp. 316-318
Description
Book review of: The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King.
Independent Commission Can't Be a Cat's-paw
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Doug Cuthand
Star-Phoenix, October 24, 2008, p. A11
Description
Examines the resignation of the chairperson on the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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.
The Indian Residential School System of Canada: The Search for Truth, the Need for Reconciliation
Alternate Title
[ISID Conference 2014: Whose Truth? What Kind of Reconciliation?]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presentation by the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada on the history of residential schools, treaty promises, abuse in the schools and more.
Duration: 44:59.
Indian Residential Schools: A Chronology
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Edmond
LawNow, vol. 38, no. 6, Bench Marks: Cases that Change the Legal Landscape, July/Aug. 2014, p. [?]
Description
Presents timeline beginning at 1755 leading up to the inception of the residential school system and ending at 2014 with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings wrap up.
Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat Annual Report: 2014: Annual Report of the Chief Adjudicator to the Independent Assessment Process Oversight Committee
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Daniel Shapiro
Description
Report on the activities of the independent, quasi-judicial tribunal which administers the Independent Assessment Process for claims related to acts committed at the schools which resulted in physical and/or psychological injury.
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada, 2007-2008: Department Performance Report
Documents & Presentations
Description
Report on progress made in fulfilling various terms of the Settlement Agreement.
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada: 2007-2008 Estimates: Report on Plans and Priorities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada
Description
Report provides information on program activities based on strategic outcomes that were established to expedite the terms of the Settlement Agreement.
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada: 2008-2009 Report on Plans and Priorities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada
Description
Reports on the progress of the Department established to attempt to resolve claims, address the results of the school system, and foster healing and reconciliation
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 People and Archives: Best Practices and Protocols]
Alternate Title
[5th Annual Critical Conversations Series]
[Critical Conversation Series]
[Critical Conversations on Truth and Reconciliation]
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Camille Callison
Description
Podcast discusses the Truth and Reconciliation Commission archive and how to make the information accessible for future generations.
Duration: 21:28.
Accompanying material.
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.
Injection Drug Users, Aboriginality, and HIV: A Postcolonial Glance from a Strong Ally
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John P. Egan
New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, vol. 2014, no. 142, Health and Wellness Concerns for Racial, Ethnic, and Sexual Minorities, Summer, 2014, pp. 37-47
Description
Looks HIV/Aids within the context of Canadian reserve system, effects of Indian Residential schools, and risky behaviors.
The Intergenerational Effects of Indian Residential Schools: Implications for the Concept of Historical Trauma
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Kimberly Matheson
Hymie Anisman
Transcultural Psychiatry, vol. 51, no. 3, Historical Trauma, June 2014, pp. 320-338
Description
Reviews existing empirical research and concludes that present day disparities in well-being are cumulative and span across generations.
Intergenerational Trauma and Aboriginal Women: Implications for Mental Health During Pregnancy
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Amrita Roy
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 9, no. 1, Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental, Spiritual and Cultural Health, 2014, pp. 7-21
Description
Looks at prenatal depression and other mental health issues that may cause serious maternal, fetal and child health consequences.
Intergenerational Trauma and Education
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Suzanne L. Stewart
Description
Looks at two reasons why educators and students in Canada should learn about Indigenous education.
Duration: 1:27:51.
Introduction: The Residential School Litigation and Settlement
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kent Roach
Mayo Moran
University of Toronto Law Journal, vol. 64, no. 4, Special Issue: Residential School Litigation and Settlement, August 2014, pp. 479-485
Description
Introduction to articles in special issue based on conference held at the University in Toronto January 2013 regarding Canadian legal system, dealing with the legacy of residential schools, and the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Inuit Parent Perspectives on Sexual Health Communication with Adolescent Children in Nunavut: "It's kinda hard for me to try to find the words"
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gwen Healey
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 73, 2014, p. article no. 25070
Description
Comments on perceived barriers for communicating with youth and the support elders can provide to young people.
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.
"It Was Bad or It Was Good:" Alaska Natives in Past Boarding Schools
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Diane Hirshberg
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 47, no. 3, 2008, pp. 5-30
Description
Presents findings of a study of 60 Alaska Native adults who attended boarding schools or boarding homes from the late 1940s until the early 1980s.
Jim Miller: Canada Research Chair Native-Newcomer Relations
Alternate Title
Engaging Minds: Profiles of Discovery and Creativity at the University of Saskatchewan
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Jim Miller
U of S Research Communications
and the Division of Media and Technology
Description
Short video about research on treaty rights and the abuse that occurred at residential schools.
The Journey of a Ts'msyen Residential School Survivor: Resiliency, Healing, and Citizenship
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kamala Elizabeth Nayar
‘Liyaa’mlaxha [Leonard Alexcee]
BC Studies, no. 183, Autumn, 2014, pp. 63-87
Description
Main content is personal narrative of man from Port Simpson who attended Port Alberni Indian Residential School for four and a half years.
'A Journey of Great Promise'
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 4, April 2008, p. 1,6
Description
Discusses the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's pledge to hear the painful stories from former residential school students and to help the students begin the healing process.
The Jurisprudence of Reconciliation: Aboriginal Rights in Canada
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Mark D. Walters
Description
Examines whether the Canadian judiciary system is capable of furthering reconciliation through interpretation of legal rights and duties.
Chapter eight in: The Politics of Reconciliation in Multicultural Societies edited by Will Kymlicka and Bashir Bashir.
A Just Society? Canada’s Adventure in Truth and Reconciliation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Feisal G. Mohamed
Description
Argues that because of the government's refusal to name or prosecute individuals involved in violations of human rights, victims of residential schools have not received justice.
Justice Murray Sinclair: What Do We Do About the Legacy of Indian Residential Schools?
Alternate Title
Sol Kanee Lecture on International Peace and Justice ; 11th
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Murray Sinclair
Description
Presents talk by the Commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Includes series of videos from school survivors.
Duration: 2:02:46.
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 Leadership of Allan Houser
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Camilla Shelton
Undergraduate Leadership Review, vol. 1, no. 1, Spring, 2008, pp. 25-35
Description
Discusses how artist's work helped Native American artists restore their identity and culture.
Learning About the Residential School System in Canada
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Liz Fowler
Mindy Willett
Northern Public Affairs, vol. 2, Special Issue 2014: Revitalizing Education in Inuit Nunangat, 2014, pp. 40-41
Description
Discusses new mandatory module about the history and legacy of residential schools for grade 10 classes in both territories.
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.
The Legacy of Nutritional Experiments in Residential Schools
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Ian Mosby
Robert Joseph
Eduardo Jovel
Gerry Oleman
Jessie Newman
Description
Panel discussion involving school survivors, Director of Indigenous Research Partnerships at University of British Columbia, dietetics student, and author of Administering Colonial Science: Nutrition Research and Human Biomedical Experimentation in Aboriginal Communities and Residential Schools, 1942-1952.
Duration: 2:02:55.
Lesson Plan for the Film Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Description
Guide suggested for Grade 9 students. Film, directed by Lori Lewis, deals with segregation of Aboriginal athletes and the abuse suffered in the residential school system
Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners.
Study Guide.
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.
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.