Killing Them Softly: Forcible Transfers of Indigenous Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ruth Amir
Genocide Studies and Prevention, vol. 9, no. 2, Time, Movement, and Space: Genocide Studies and Indigenous Peoples, 2015, pp. [41]-60
Description
Focuses on the transfer of children in North America and Australia to residential schools.
kimotinâniwiw itwêwina = Stolen Words Written by Melanie Florence; Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard: Guide to the Plains Cree Edition
E-Books
Author/Creator
Dolores Greyeyes Sand
Arden Ogg
Description
Story about a little Cree girl who helps her grandfather regain 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 9-13 (Grades 4-7) who have completed three or more years of Cree language instruction.
Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Carleton University
Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education
Description
A documentary examines the difficulties experienced when discussing Aboriginal issues in post-secondary classrooms.
Duration: 42:39.
Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom : A Resource Guide
Alternate Title
Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Carleton University
Centre for Aboriginal Culture and Education
Description
A guide to accompany the film Kinàmàgawin: Aboriginal Issues in the Classroom to help instructors and facilitators deal with Aboriginal issues in the classroom and provides techniques and objectives for enhancing classroom dynamics.
Kinsmen Christmas Party at Indian School
Images » Photographs
Description
The scanned image shows a shot of someone dressed as Santa Claus with a group of children and a school official at the Kinsmen Christmas Party at the Indian School (All Saints?) in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan taken on December 17, 1961.
Kitchen workers at Indian Industrial School
Images » Photographs
Description
A photograph of dietician and helpers at work in the kitchen of the Indian Industrial School in Regina, Saskatchewan. Four women in the picture stand near a large cook stove. Two appear Aboriginal and two appear to be non- Aboriginal.
Kuper Island: Return to the Healing Circle
Alternate Title
[Kuper Island: Residential School Survivors Documentary]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Christine Welsh
Peter C. Campbell
Gumboot Productions
Description
Documentary looks at the healing journey of the survivors of Kuper Island residential school 20 years after its closure.
Duration: 43:33.
Labored Learning: The Outing System at Sherman Institute, 1902-1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kevin Whalen
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, 2012, pp. 151-175
Description
Discusses the program that involved hard labour and comments on the students that made the most out of the situation.
A "Lack of Homelike Surroundings": Resident Health, Home, and Recreational Infrastructure at Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, 1952–1962
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Braden Te Hiwi
Histoire sociale / Social History, vol. 54, no. 110, May 2021, pp. 99-125
Description
An examination of the efforts of Pelican Lake residential school officials to recreate a sense of home through the recreational activities.
Lamenting Language Loss at the Modern Language Association
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John Hunt Peacock Jr.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 1/2, Indigenous Languages and Indigenous Literature, Winter - Spring, 2006, pp. 138-152
Description
Using his own studies and struggle to learn the Dakota language as jumping-off point, the author wrestles with the role that historic educational institutions had in removing Indigenous languages and to what extent their contemporary counterparts owe apology and reparation.
Land and Language: The Struggle for National, Territorial, and Linguistic Integrity of the Oneida People
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
John H. Johnsen
Bartosz Hlebowicz
Harry Schüler
Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe, vol. 11, no. 1, 2012, pp. 117-141
Description
Discusses the history, programs, goals and desires concerning Oneida language and culture pertaining to three communities in New York State, Ontario and Wisconsin.
The Land We Are: Artists and Writers Unsettle the Politics of Reconciliation and The Poetics of Land and Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris Arnett
BC Studies, no. 190, Histories of Settler Colonialism, Summer, 2016, pp. 142-144
Description
Book reviews of:
The Land We Are edited by Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill and Sophie McCall.
The Poetics of Land and Identity Among British Columbia Indigenous Peoples by Christine Elsey.
Entire book review section on one pdf. To access this review scroll to p. 142.
The Last Indian War: Reassessing the Legacy of American Indian Boarding Schools and the Emergence of Pan-Indian Identity
Alternate Title
Article 2
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Abigail M. Gibson
Global Tides, vol. 10, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-20
Description
Gives some context behind the rise of Pan-Indianism in part due to the divide between urban and reservation American Indians struggling between spiritual and communal connection and learned white individualistic industrial activity.
Lawyers Scramble for Native Clients
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 1, January 1999, p. [?]
Description
Letter from law firm suggests that by signing with them former residential school student could receive lucrative settlement; such action is considered improper solicitation.
Leadership in Alaskan Native Education
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom R. Hopkins
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.
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.
Learning to Read and Write Opens Up the World
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela Sexsmith Green
Windspeaker, vol. 16, no. 12, 04 1999, p. 32
Description
Depicts Elder Yvonne Carter's experiences with literacy from her earlier days at the residential school through to an Adult Basic Education program.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.52.
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.
Legacy of Hope Foundation and Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Legacy of Hope Foundation
Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Description
Provides historical overview and timeline of residential schools and two foundations established to educate and create awareness in support of healing assistance for survivors. Contains subject matter that may be disturbing to some readers.
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.
The Legacy of School For Aboriginal People: Education, Oppression and Emancipation
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
C. L. Higham
American Review of Canadian Studies, vol. 36, no. 1, Spring, 2006, pp. 181-183
Description
Book review of: The Legacy of School For Aboriginal People: Education, Oppression and Emancipation by Bernard Schissell and Terry Wotherspoon.
Lesson 9: Residential Schools
Alternate Title
Building Inclusion by Combating Racism: [Education Resources Grades 9-12]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Julie Gayoski-Luke
Gayle Tuominen
Meghan MacDonald
Joanne Kovanchuk
Kathleen Shaw
Mark Nowak
Shannon McQuilter-Viau
Description
Educational resource for high school Canadian Studies classes.
[Lesson Plans, Residential Schools]
Alternate Title
First Nations Education: Traditional to Contemporary
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Saskatchewan Education
Western Development Museums
Description
Lesson One: Classroom Introduction to the Theme. Lesson Two: At The Museum. Lesson Three: When a Museum Visit Isn't Possible. Lesson Four: Classroom Wrap-Up.
Incorporates materials found at Western Development Museums.
Saskatchewan. Education Teacher's Guide for Native Studies 30.
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.
Let the Journey Continue ...
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Colleen Seymour
Kathy Michel
Dodie Eustache
Leah McNabb
Ken Thomas ... [et al.]
Description
History of the Secwepemc people of British Columbia. Timeline links to information and audio for specific periods, with further links to more detailed information. Very useful for classroom instruction.