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The Newcomer Handbook: Indigenous People in Canada

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
INBUILT-93 ((Indigenous-Newcomer Building Intercultural Learning on Treaties – 93)

Excellent resource for providing an overview of a broad range of topics such as treaties, residential schools, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, the Sixties Scoop, traditional cultural teachings and protocols.

Based on the work of five focus groups located in Saskatoon, Regina, North Battleford, Prince Albert, and La Ronge.

"A Response to TRC's Call-To-Action 93".

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The Next Generation: Criminology , Genocide Studies and Settler Colonialism

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrew Woolford
Revista Crítica Penal y Poder, no. 5, Redefining the Criminal Matter: State Crime, Mass Atrocities and Social Harm, September 2013, pp. 163-185
Discusses the criminology of genocide using the example of residential schools in Canada and Fort Alexander Indian Residential School in Manitoba.
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Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lori Lewis
Laura Robinson
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.
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nindibaajimomin: A Digital Storytelling Project for Children of Residential School Survivors

Alternate Title
indibaajimomin: The Intergenerational Digital Storytelling on the Legacy of Residential Schools
ininiwag dibaajimowag: First Nations Men’s Digital Stories on the Inter-generational Experiences of Residential Schools
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Oral History Centre
University of Winnipeg
Website provides links to project and history, short videos on the legacy of residential schools, and a toolkit of guides and tutorials on the digital storytelling process.
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Nindibaajimomin: Digital Storytelling on the Inter-generational Experiences of Residential Schools

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Oral History Centre
Collection of six short videos from the Nindibaajimomin Summer Institute held at the Oral History Centre. My Story by Eileen Clearsky. My Mother's Love was in a Bowl of Porridge by Marlyn Bennett. Reflections by Cheryl Morin. Our Story by Priscilla Settee. Heart and Mind by Dallas Good Water. Okosisimaw by Lana Whiskeyjack. Combined duration: 19:34.
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Nistawatsiman: Rethinking Assessment of Aboriginal Parents for Child Welfare Following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gabrielle Lindstrom
Peter W. Choate
The First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 11, no. 2, Special Issue: The Sixties Scoop and Indigenous Child Welfare, 2016, pp. 45-59
Looks at present child assessment practices that are based on western child rearing views and the differences with Aboriginal culture. References the Blackfoot in Alberta.
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No More Excuses: Dene Elder's Words for Youth

Alternate Title
Residential School Separation Heartbreaking for Youngsters Coming From Large Dene Family
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Creeson Agecoutay
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 3, March 2010, p. 18
Discusses youth making good choices such as staying away from drugs and alcohol. Article found by scrolling to page 18.
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No Progress Reported in Talks with Government

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 5, May 2002, p. 14
Meetings between church representatives and the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution produce no concrete results, but talks continue.
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No Treatment Day School

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Judith A. DeJong
Stanley R. Holder
American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, vol. 13, no. 2, 2006, pp. 152-176
Looks at a school located on reserve that received Therapeutic Residential Model funding for the 2001-2002 school year.
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North Prepares for Truth and Reconciliation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 29, no. 3, June 2011, p. 12

Investigates the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the experiences of former residential school inhabitants.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.12.

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Northern Senior Citizens Third Annual Jamboree

Articles » General
Northern Senior Citizens Third Annual Jamboree at Beauval Residential School. Page one: two pictures, one of gift recipient, one of jigging. Page two: seven pictures, one of Beauval Native's Womens Group, one of boat ride, five pictures of people (portraits) in the senior citizens club. Note: the third page is from the next issue of Denosa that corrects an error made in this article.
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Northern Survivors Accommodated in New TRC Office

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 11, February 2011, p. 10

Looks at the decision to accommodate the Northwest Territories survivors of residential schools by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.

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Norway House Residential School and Tuberculosis, 1900-1946

Alternate Title
Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand
RAL-e ; no.3, 2008
Research in Anthropology & Linguistics-e ; no. 3, 2008
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Melissa Stoops
Looks at TB impact in one residential school. Chapter 12 from: Multiplying and Dividing: Tuberculosis in Canada and Aotearoa New Zealand edited by Judith Littleton, Julie Park, Ann Herring and Tracy Farmer. Scroll down to page 149 to read chapter.
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Note on the Shingwauk Industrial Home for Indians

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. Donald Wilson
Journal of the Canadian Church Historical Society, vol. 16, no. 4, December 1, 1974, pp. 66-71
Describes the policies, practises and curriculum of the school, as well as the philosophy of its founder, Rev. E. F. Wilson. Brief mention of the the Wawanosh School for girls.
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Now That the Door Is Open: First Nations and the Law School Experience

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Patricia A. Monture
Queen's Law Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, Fall, 1990, pp. 179-215
Discusses her experience as an Aboriginal woman in the law school environment, as well as the need to reform curricula to incorporate the First Nations perspective.
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Nurturing Others in Their Grief

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Linda Jamieson
Discusses how nurturing is successfully used as a healing technique for residential school and intergenerational survivors.
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Oblates Seek Protection

Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 6, June 2002, p. 10
Roman Catholic order applies for bankruptcy protection due to being named in 2,500 lawsuits.
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Off-Reservation Boarding High School Teachers: How Are They Perceived by Former American Indian Students

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ben Chavis
The Social Science Journal, vol. 36, no. 1, January 1999, p. 33
Discusses various recollections of the teacher-student relationships Native American's had with their former teachers in boarding school settings, and looks at the process of assimilation fostered within the context of an all-Indian boarding school.
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Off-Reservation Boarding School Versus the Stolen Generations: A Comparative Study on Indigenous Educational Policies in the United States and Australia During the Assimilation Period

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Peng Tong
Review of International American Studies, vol. 6, no. 1-2, Decoding American Cultures in the Global Context, Spring-Fall, 2013, pp. 131-144
Comments on the similarities of educational policies and practices in the late 19th and early 20th century. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 131.
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Off to School

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
National Film Board (NFB)
Short documentary includes footage of the residential school in Moose Factory, Ontario. Duration: 8:32.
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Off to School: Filmic False Equivalence and Indian Residential School Scholarship

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jane Griffith
Historical Studies in Education, vol. 30, no. 1, From Centennial to Sesquicentennial in Canada: Transformative Research in the History of Education, Spring, 2018, pp. 69-
Compares two short documentaries: Off to School (1958), produced by the National Film Board and Alanis Obomsawin's Christmas at Moose Factory (1971). Discusses how popular and scholarly representations of the schools have changed since the first film was made.
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(Official Denial) Trade Value in Progress: Unsettling Narratives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jaimie Isaac
Leah Decter
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 162-178
Looks at the goal of reconciliation and decolonization through artistic engagement. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 162.
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Old McKay School at La Ronge

Images » Photographs
The old McKay School at La Ronge, Saskatchewan. On the back of the photo is written "First Residential School built at Lac la Ronge by the Venerable Archdeacon Mackay and the late James Brown a native Clergyman, who was the first Principal of the School. This School was burned in January 1920."
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Old Sun ...

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Lynne Bell
Discusses the exhibition of installations by Adrian Stimson which focus on the Chief Old Sun Residential School.
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Old Sun Indian Industrial School Attendance Registers

Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Old Sun Industrial School
"Consists of lists of students who attended Old Sun Industrial School (also known as St. John's Boarding School or Old Sun Residential School) on the Blackfoot (Siksika) reserve in southern Alberta. The registers give the students' names, ages, and band, and include comments on their health and progress."
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Old Sun School — Gleichen, AB

Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Presents a brief history of the Old Sun school from its establishment in1883 to the year it was destroyed by a fire in 1928.
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On Critical Frameworks for Analyzing Indigenous Literature: The Case of Monkey Beach

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michèle Lacombe
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
Focuses on ways to examine author Eden Robinson’s novel using approaches based on creation stories and urban "post-Indian" perspectives.
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On the Call for a Residential Schools National Monument

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Trina Cooper-Bolam
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 52, no. 1, Winter, 2018, pp. 57-81
Article discusses the differences between the National Program of Historical Commemoration and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in perceptions of and motivations for commemorative monuments. Notes the changes in policy necessary to make Survivor-oriented commemoration possible.
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