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Sixth Annual Report of the Board of Indian Commissioners for the Year 1874.

Documents & Presentations
The Sixth Annual Report of the United States Board of Indian Commissioners includes reports of living conditions on reservations; correspondence and transcripts of meetings between government officials and Aboriginal chiefs and officials; and lists of Indian Agencies with names of tribes and agents.

Historical note:

Harold Nelson Woodsworth served as an Indian Agent at a number of agencies in Saskatchewan.
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The Sixties Scoop: Implications for Social Workers and Social Work Education

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Emily Alston-O’Connor
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. [53]-61
Discusses the impact of residential schools and the forced removal of children for the purposes of foster care or adoption. Argues that current practices and training must take into account the damage inflicted by the drive for assimilation and incorporate the Aboriginal worldview when dealing with clients.
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Sleeping Children Awake

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rhonda Kara Hanah
6 Part video series outlines the history of the residential school system and how it personally affected generations of First Nations people. Features the voices of many former school residents and their families, including Elijah Harper, Art Solomon, Shirley Cheechoo and the songs of Maria Linklater. Duration: 51:00. Click "play all" to see all six videos or click each part separately.
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Sleeping Children Awake

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rhonda Kara Hanah
Documentary on residential schools. Total duration: 51:48 in 6 parts.
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Solomon Wilson Interview #2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Solomon Wilson
Imbert Orchard
Indian History Film Project
Consists of an interview where he discusses a battle between the Haida and an unspecified tribe. He mentions the first contact with non-Indians.
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The Space Between the Steps: Reckoning in an Era of Reconciliation

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michelle Stewart
Contemporary Justice Review, vol. 14, no. 1, March 2011, pp. 43-63
Considers the ways in which a police-community workshop served to open up a discussion about what are understood to be the material effects of residential schools.
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Special Edition by Children and Youth: Our Hopes and Dreams for Making Shannen's Dream Come True

Alternate Title
Special Edition by Children and Youth
Letters from Shannen Koostachin and the Students of Attawapiskat First Nation to Marie-Claude Côté-Villeneuve
My Hopes and Dreams for How to Make Shannen’s Dream Come True
Our Hopes and Dreams for Making Shannen's Dream Come True
Articles » General
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 16, no. 1, Special Edition by Children and Youth, 2021, pp. 1-48

Special issue that looks at the poor living conditions at a school on the Attawapiskat First Nation. Includes letters written by Omushkegowuk Cree children.

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Spirit Lives on in Erstwhile BC Diocese

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 9, November 2003, p. 1
Update on congregations belonging to the former Caribou Diocese that closed its offices due to the financial burden of settlements for abuse occurring at St. George's School in Lytton.
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Spirit Wars

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
J.R. Miller
Canadian Journal of History, vol. 37, no. 2, August 2002, pp. 415-16
Book review of: Spirit Wars: Native North American Religion in the Age of Nation Building by Ronald Niezen.
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Spiritual Appropriation As Sexual Violence

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 20, no. 1, Spring, 2005, pp. 97-111
Asserts that withholding knowledge is an act of resistance and argues that to fully understand Native American people is how a dominant society gains a sense of mastery and control.
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Spring 2013 Report of the Auditor General of Canada [to the House of Commons]: Chapter 6: Creating a Historical Record of Indian Residential Schools

E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
[Michael Ferguson]
For Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada and Library and Archives Canada, the audit covered the period between May 2006, when the federal government approved the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, and November 2012. For the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the period covered was from July 2009, when the current commissioners were appointed, and November 2012.The audit also included any significant subsequent events that occurred up until the completion date of he report. Audit work for this chapter was completed on 13 February 2013.
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St. Barnabas School — Onion Lake, SK

Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Contains a brief history and chronology of St. Barnabas School in Onion Lake, SK.
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St. Cyprian School — Peigan Reserve, Brocket, AB

Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Depicts the history, stories and milestones of the Cyprian School located on the Piikani (North Peigan) Nation.
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St. George’s School, Lytton, BC

Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Presents the history of St. George's school until it was destroyed by fire in 1982.
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St. Joseph's Industrial School Fonds

Alternate Title
Glenbow Archives Finding Aids
Archival » Archival Items
Author/Creator
Glenbow Libraries and Archives
Finding aid has links to scanned copies of letterbook correspondence documents. Includes descriptions and photographs.
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St. Peter's RC Mission, Montana

Images » Photographs
Image of unidentified boys, some in altar boy garb, walk on a road in front of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Mission in Montana. A priest is visible behind the boys. Louis Riel conducted a parochial school in connection with the mission until 1884 when summoned to Saskatchewan.

Historical note:

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St. Peter’s School — Hay River, NWT

Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Looks at the history and milestones of St. Peter's school in Hay River, NWT, which opened in 1894.
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St. Peter’s School — Lesser Slave Lake, AB

Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Presents the history and milestones of St. Peter's school, which started in 1887 as the St. Peter's Mission and Day School, and closed in 1932 by the Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada.
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St. Philip’s School — Fort George, QC

Alternate Title
Anglican Residential Schools
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
General Synod Archives
Anglican Church of Canada
Presents a brief history and milestones of St. Philip's Mission Day School from its opening in 1907 until its relocation in 1979.
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