Residential & Boarding Schools

Discusses establishing a baseline to measure the public knowledge of residential schools by using the National Benchmark Survey, the Urban Aboriginal Peoples' Study and the Canadian Public Opinion on Aboriginal Peoples Report, all of which use self-report measures.

Conversation with a researcher whose work is based on her desire to change stereotypes. Duration: 28:49.

"Discusses the significance of photographs as a record of American ideas about the education of Native Americans during the last years of the 19th Century." Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll down to appropriate page.

History of the Minnesota school, as well as general discussion of government policies.

Discussion of the play and issues it raises regarding the effects of residential schools.

An examination of a Spanish flu epidemic at the federal Indian boarding school in Lawrence Kansas, its impact on the students and the response of school officials.

Book review of: Victims of Benevolence by Elizabeth Furniss.

Book reviews of two books: Victims of Benevolence by Elizabeth Furniss. The Oblate Assault on Canada's Northwest by Robert Choquette.

Discusses the specific case of Amanda Chingren, who oversaw the "outing" (transition from residential schools or reservations to domestic employment) of Native American girls.

Compares students' experiences in large government-run schools to those in smaller missionary schools.

Fifth Estate documentary about St. Joseph's Mission School in Williams Lake, British Columbia and the residential school system in Canada. Originally aired on Jan. 9, 1991. Duration: 51:50.

Discusses issues of human rights abuse towards Aboriginal women and children, and describes how various policies and practices have had a negative impact on many lives.

Community Development Thesis (M.A.)--North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, 2014.

Discusses the development of respectful relationships between the Garden River Anishinaabe and the Anglican Diocese of Algoma from the beginning to the present.

Catalogue to accompany exhibition of the same name held January 30-February 28, 2004 at the Trout Gallery, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.

Analyzes photographs taken between the 1890s and 1950s to illustrate how they reflect belief systems and the context in which they were taken.

Researcher uses "photovoice" method; three participants were given disposable cameras to document negative reminders of residential schools and strengths existing in the community for continuing the healing process. Later they discussed their motivations and thoughts about the photos. Researcher then expanded and interpreted their responses.

Book review of: Voices From Haskell by Myriam Vučkovic.

Podcast of interview with author about his book The Reason You Walk, the story of his father Tobasonakwut Kinew, and their relationship. Duration: 17:49.

Position paper discusses past treaties and treaty obligations and argues that the Federal government should renegotiate to redress past violations of Aboriginal rights.

This file contains copies of records from the General Synod Archives, Anglican Church of Canada, pertaining to St. Barnabas' Mission on the Onion Lake Indian Reserve, operated by the Church Missionary Society until l921. Most of the material consists of letters by the missionary to the Society in England and extracts from the missionary's journals, 1876-1895. Also included is a typed chronology of the mission to 1983 and a typed copy of an account of the Frog Lake Massacre told by Mr. J.S. Buller in l969.

Social Work Thesis (MSW)--University of Victoria, 2013.

Education Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Colorado, 2004.

Educational documentary which recounts the experiences of three survivors. One attended the Pelican Lake Indian Residential School, another attended the McIntosh Indian Residential School. Duration: 48:45.

Speaker talks about social life and customs of the Mik'maq and how residential schools interrupted their way of life. Duration: 51:20.

Documentary on the role of Native Americans in the military campaigns of World War I and II, and the Korean and Vietnam conflict. Duration: 56:14.

History Thesis (M.A.)--University of Arkansas, 2012.

Discusses women's involvement in the military, employment in defence industries and on-reservation economic activities, and compares their experiences to those of other minorities.

Looks at the arrival of the Europeans, First Nations teaching the newcomers survival skills, treaty negotiations and more. Duration: 6:34.

Brief news story discusses history of residential schools, the apology by the Minister of Indian Affairs and some solutions to problems on the Indian Brook Reserve in Nova Scotia. Includes synopsis. Duration: 5:13

Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the fifth of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Thunder Bay. In this lecture Talaga links the similarities between contemporary nations with a history of colonization and describes some of the effects for Indigenous peoples and communities, and advocates for Indigenous sovereignty and self-governance. Duration: 53:59

Summarizes some of the findings and interim recommendations made by the Commission prior to the publishing of the final report. Article located by scrolling to page 67.

Presents a First Nations Elder speaking about her experience with residential schools and the impact on her life. Access Part 2. Duration: 14:35.

Documentary about a landmark discrimination case filed by the Assembly of First Nations and the Child and Family Caring Society of Canada against Indian and Northern Affairs Development Canada in 2007 about the treatment of First Nations children. Duration: 2:42:53.

Provides a brief history of Native education and discusses the reasons for a failing system.

Describes the policy of student boarding negotiated between the Dakota peoples and Protestant missionaries in Minnesota.

Book review of two books:We Pioneered by Arthur & Cyril Shelford; Stoney Creek Woman: Sai'k'uz Ts'eke - The Story of Mary John by Bridget Moran.

An interview with Eugene Arcand, from the Muskey Lake Cree Nation, to discuss their personal experiences in residential schools and playing hockey in Canada.

Tanya Talaga, prize-winning journalist and author of Seven Fallen Feathers delivers the first of the 2018 Massey Lectures in Thunder Bay. In this lecture Talaga links the similarities between contemporary nations with a history of colonization and describes some of the effects for Indigenous peoples and communities. Duration: 53:59

Film about the Canadian government's residential school system as experienced by two children, their stories and the lasting after-effects. WARNING: Contains disturbing content. Duration: 83:05. Accompanying Facilitators Guide.

To accompany We Were Children, a film about the damage caused by the residential school system in Canada. Designed to support delivery of a four-hour workshop and Power Point presentation.

Argues that emphasis on vocational curriculum not only stemmed from the belief that Native Americans were not fit for higher education, but was also intended to erase tribal identity, history, and communalism, and foster individualism.

Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2007.

Video of excerpts from interviews conducted as part of the exhibition "We Were So Far Away...": The Inuit Experience of Residential Schools. Duration: 26:07.