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Canadian Identity and Canada's Indian Residential School Apology

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[e-Topia: Canadian Journal of Cultural Studies]
[Intersections 2010]: Encounters: Situating "Relation" in Communication and Culture
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jason Stabler
Looks at how the social construction of Canadian identity may present a barrier in achieving a meaningful reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Paper presented at "Encounters: Situating 'Relation' in Communication and Culture" Intersections 2010 9th Annual Graduate Student Conference hosted hosted by the students in the Joint Program in Communication and Culture, York and Ryerson Universities.
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Canadian Public Opinion on Aboriginal Peoples: Final Report

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Environics Institute for Survey Research
Surveys "non-Aboriginal public knowledge and attitudes about Aboriginal peoples". Report shows eighty-four percent of Canadians surveyed want to be part of reconciliation process with Indigenous people and thirty percent of young people between the ages of 18-29 feel they have an individual part to play.
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Canadian Residential Schools: The Legacy of Cultural Harm

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lorena Sekwan Fontaine
Indigenous Law Bulletin, vol. 5, no. 17, 2002
Discusses the notion of cultural harm during the residential school era, which is defined as "the breakdown of the spiritual, moral, health and emotional fabric of Indigenous people."
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The Canary Effect

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Robin Davey
Yellow Thunder Woman
Looks at the genocide of the Indigenous population over the past 300 years in the United States. Duration: 1:03:10.
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"Canon T. Clarke a Veteran of the West--In 50 Years Has Seen the West Transformed."

Documents & Presentations
File contains a newspaper article from The Journal newspaper published in Melfort, Saskatchewan Volume 18, May, 1927 (one page). It is a brief summary of Thomas Clarke's life in the West as a missionary for the Anglican church from May 1877 to May 1927. He was mainly an educator of Aboriginal children on reserves and at Battleford Industrial School. He also gives a brief account of his involvement in the North-West rebellion in 1885.
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Carey Newman's Witness Blanket Weaves Healing and History

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Q: Arts, Music, Culture, Entertainment
Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Wab Kinew
Carey Newman
Audio interview about the artist's large-scale art installation which brought together artifacts from or about residential schools. Duration: 24:13.
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Cariboo May Lose Control Over Future

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 8, October 2000, p. 2
Diocese may be forced into bankruptcy rather than being able to declare it voluntarily.
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Cariboo Still Talking Terms With Ottawa

Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 127, no. 4, April 2001, p. 7
Diocese still plans to close in 12 months due to financial repercussions of residential school lawsuits, but continues discussions with government representatives.
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Cariboo Winding Up Affairs

Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 127, no. 10, December 2001, p. 7
Property and parishes placed under authority of different entities when diocese closes due to drain on finances by residential school lawsuits.
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"Caring for Our Affairs Ourselves": Stockbridge Mohican Women and Indian Education in Early America

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kallie M Kosc
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 4, Fall, 2020, pp. 434-476
An examination women's efforts to obtain education for their girls through negotiations with Quaker missionaries during the 1790s. This research challenges the belief that education was forced upon Indigenous peoples and restores their agency in the creation of the educational progress.
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Carlisle Indian Industrial School (1879 - 1918)

Web Sites » Personal
Author/Creator
Barbara Landis
Genevieve Bell
Website contains the history, general information & resources on the Carlisle Indian Industrial School with links to other useful websites.
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Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center

Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Archives & Special Collections
Dickerson College

Website includes links to digitized student records, list and ledgers, cemetery information, teaching resources, and publications such as The Indian Helper and The Red Man.

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A Carnival of Truth?: Knowledge, Ignorance and the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matt James
International Journal of Transitional Justice, vol. 6, no. 1, July 2012, p. 1–23
Discusses how the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission appears to have taken a “victim-centred” approach to truth, leaving Canadian institutions unaccountable for the injustices associated with the residential schools.
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The Case of Boarding Schools in the United States of America

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Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Denise K. Lajimodiere
Andrea Carmen
Looks at the purposes of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. Chapter 17 from Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes edited by Wilton Littlechild and Elsa Stamatopoulou.
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Case Study Report: Honouring Residential School Survivors: A Theatre Production: Every Warrior's Song

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George Manuel Institute/Neskonlith Indian Band: Project Number: HH-88-BC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kevin Barlow
Description and evaluation of project which involved researching, writing, producing, and delivering a play about the impact of residential schools. Uses project files, key informant interviews, and documents and data collected by community support coordinator.
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Case Study Report: Koskikiwetan

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Council of the Atikamekw Nation: Project Number: 1311-QC
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Wanda Gabriel
Louise Tassé
Description and evaluation of project conducted in the communities of Opitciwan, Manawan, and Wemotaci, Quebec. Involved training of workers and counsellors, establishment of support network, awareness and education of the legacy of residential schools, and healing. Sources of information include project files, interviews conducted with members of project team and service providers, and other documents and data.
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Casting a Spell: Acts of Cultural Continuity in Carlisle Indian Industrial School's the Red Man and Helper

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jennifer Bess
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 26, no. 2, Fall, 2011, p. 13
Presents a students perspective on how Richard Henry Pratt, founder and superintendent of Carlisle residential school, planned to assimilate students, and discusses how students found ways of interpreting and mastering their environments through storytelling.
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Catholic Church Has Proved Difficult to Work With, Says Healing Group

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 10, January 2013, p. 8

Looks at whether or not the Catholic entities have met their commitment to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation under the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.8.

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Caught Between Catholic and Government Traditions: Americanization and Assimilation at St. Joseph's Indian Normal School

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Article 5
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Carolyn A. Weber
American Educational History Journal, vol. 40, no. 1/2, 2013, pp. 75-91
Off-reservation boarding school established to counteract influence of Protestantism. Discusses policies and curriculum which were taken from both the Catholic and governmental school systems.
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CBC Visits a Residential School in 1955

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CBC Newsmagazine ; March 13, 1955
["A New Future" for Children at James Bay Residential School]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
Clip filmed at the Bishop Horden Memorial School located in Moose Factory, Ontario. Includes synopsis and "Did You Know?" section. Duration: 2:44.
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Celebrating Our Path of Ahkamimoh in Northern Saskatchewan: Developing Resiliency in Youth through Education + Emocikihtayak Ahkamimohwin meskanaw Ote Kiwetinohk Saskatchewan: Sohkeyimowin Oskayak Ekiskinwahamacik

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Arlene Hansen
Northern Review, vol. 53, Indigenous Self-Determination through Mitho Pimachesowin: Perspectives from Northern Saskatchewan, 2022, pp. 85-99

Examines the importance of a community-based education to enhance Indigenous resilience to the impact of colonization and residential schools.

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Ceremony Reunites Native Pupils

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 132, no. 3, March 2006, p. 7
School in La Tuque, Québec, operated between 1963 and 1978, has not been involved in abuse lawsuits.
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Challenging Colonial Spaces: Reconciliation and Decolonizing Work in Canadian Archives

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Krista Mccracken
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 100, no. 2, June 2019, pp. 182-201
Argues that teaching the history of residential schools in Canada requires an examination of how that history has been recorded and preserved; that this examination reveals an incompatibility between the colonial frameworks in archival institutions and structures of Indigenous knowledges. Discusses the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) on Canadian archival practices.
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Change Can Happen at Any Age

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Boyd Leeson
Story about a participant in the Oha'hi:yo (Cayuga word meaning a good road) programme at Ganohkwasra Family Assault Support Services.
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A Change of Residence: Government Schools and Foster

Homes as Sites of Forced Aboriginal Assimilation – A Paper Designed to Provoke Thought and Systemic Change

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Cathy Richardson
Bill Nelson
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 3, no. 2, 2007, pp. 75-83
Discusses similarities of two residential structures, government schools and foster homes, that have housed Aboriginal children when they were removed from their people. The paper is an attempt to influence child welfare practice in ways that would respect the integrity of family and Aboriginal communities.
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Charlie Chief 2 Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Charlie Chief
Mary Mountain
Indian History Film Project
An interview that describes some boyhood memories. The interviewee also describes two dances, the Give Away and Wolf Feast ceremonies.
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Charlie Hawk, Jim Whitecap and Harry Littlecrow.

Images » Photographs
A waist-up portrait taken beside a newspaper article titled: Church Doesn't Want Indian Day Schools. The article outlines the United Church's appeal to the Government not to discontinue Residential Schools. The two main reasons were (a) so they could keep trachoma and tuberculosis in check and (b) so they can better develop moral fibre and Christian character in preparation for full citizenship.
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Charlie Wenjack and the Indian Residential School System

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Peter Bush
Presbyterian History, vol. 58, no. 2, Fall, 2014, pp. 4-8
Brief article about death of young boy who, in 1966, died while running away from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School located in Kenora, Ontario. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to p. 4.
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