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Aboriginal Day Celebration Took on a Serious Note

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andrea Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 12, no. 7, July 2009, p. 2,3
Description
Comments on a gathering to commemorate the first anniversary of the apology to First Nations people, by the Government of Canada, to acknowledge the effect Residential schools have had on the community. Article located by scrolling to page 2 and 3.
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Aboriginal Education and Anti-Racist Education: Building Alliances Across Cultural and Racial Identity

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Verna St. Denis
Canadian Journal of Education, vol. 30, no. 4, Coalition Work in Indigenous Educational Contexts, 2007, pp. 1068-1092
Description
Examines how anti-racist education could provide a foundation to forge alliances between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities in search of social justice in education.
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Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada

Alternate Title
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
John H. Hylton
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research Series
Description
2nd edition.
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Addressing the Legacy of Residential Schools

Alternate Title
Background Paper (Parliamentary Information and Research Service) ; no. 2011-76-E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Shauna Troniak
Description
Chronicles the history and impact on the estimated 150,000 First Nation, Inuit and Métis children that attended schools in Canada.
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ADR Process Launched

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 9, December 2003, pp. 11-16
Description

Criticizes the ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) as not being a satisfactory process to fairly compensate all residential school survivors in a timely fashion.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.

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After Residential School: My Path to Healing

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Theodore Fontaine
Description
Author's account of his and a friend's time spent in residential schools and how therapeutic talks helped to start the healing journey.
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After the Apology

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Author/Creator
Catherin Rolfsen
This Magazine, Sept.-Oct. 2008, p. [?]
Description
Through personal interviews, discusses what Canadians can do to repair what’s been broken.
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The Agreement in Brief – 2006

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Anglican Church of Canada
Description
Overview of the Residential Schools Agreement negotiated between the Federal government and General Synod of the Anglican Church.
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Agreement With Ottawa Drafted

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Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 8, October 2002, pp. 1-2
Description
Final agreement yet to be reached in residential schools settlement, with outstanding issues including cultural claims and exact amount of church's financial obligation.
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Agreement With Ottawa Still in the Works

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 9, November 2002, p. 10
Description
Level of contribution and compensation for lost language and culture still points of contention between government and church in residential schools agreement.
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Allan Quandt Interview 1

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Allan Quandt
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Allan Quandt has lived in northern Saskatchewan for over 30 years. He was a friend of Malcolm Norris and Jim Brady.
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Allan Quandt Interview 2

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Allan Quandt
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Allan Quandt discusses general problems of implementing programs in the north.
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American Indian Boarding Schools Haunt Many

Media » Sound Recordings
Author/Creator
Charla Bear
Description
Radio report discusses the history of the schools and the movement to prevent closure of some of the few remaining institutions. Accompanied by article. Duration: 7:45.
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American Indian Boarding Schools in the United States: A Brief History and Legacy

Alternate Title
Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Denise K. Lajimodiere
Description
Comments on the physical and psychological experiences of boarding school survivors. Chapter 16 from Indigenous Peoples' Access to Justice, Including Truth and Reconciliation Processes edited by Wilton Littlechild and Elsa Stamatopoulou.
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American Indian Grand Families: A Qualitative Study Conducted with Grandmothers and Grandfathers Who Provide Sole Care for Their Grandchildren

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Suzanne L. Cross
Angelique G. Day
Lisa G. Byers
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol. 25, no. 4, December 2010, pp. 371-383
Description
Examines the role of American Indian grandparents who assume custodial responsibility of providing sole care for their grandchildren and the stressors and rewards of providing that care.
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Anishinaabemdaa

Alternate Title
Learn Anishinaabemowin
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
Description
Website dedicated to teaching and preserving the Anishinaabemowin language. Features include grammar, everyday terms, culture, legends, history, fun and games, and language camp.
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Apology Allows Healing to Begin

Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 11, no. 6, June 2008, p. 1,12
Description
Comments on the historic apology by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, on June 11, 2008, to former students of Indian Residential Schools asking for their forgiveness on behalf of the government and all other Canadians. Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 12.
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Art K. Davis Interview

Alternate Title
Indian History Film Project
Oral History » Oral Histories
Author/Creator
Art Davis
Murray Dobbin
Indian History Film Project
Description
Art Davis, a professor of sociology, hired Jim Brady as a research technician/interviewer for work in the north. Davis discusses Brady's work, his personality, his politics and compares Brady to Malcolm Norris.
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Australia Apologizes To Aborigines For Stolen Generations

Articles » General
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 32, no. 1, Burma Burning, Spring, 2008
Description
Comments on the Australian governments apology to the more than 50,000 Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families and the lack of an apology from the Canadian and American governments.
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AWCS Host Conference to Create an Awareness

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Chereise Morris
Windspeaker, vol. 26, no. 7, October 2008, p. 11
Description

Author discusses the first World Conference of Women's Shelters arguing that governments need to understand that social problems have an economic and historical social basis.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.11.

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Basics of ADR Process

Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 5, May 2003, p. 2
Description
Brief outline of the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedure for dealing with residential school lawsuits.
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Bazley v. Curry, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 534

Alternate Title
Bazley v. Curry, [1999] 2 Supreme Court Reports 534
Bazley v. Curry: File No.: 26013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Supreme Court of Canada
Description
Looks at a case that determined whether a non-profit children's foundation was liable for one of their employees who sexually abused children while in the residential care facility.
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Beardy Cleared After Police Investigation

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Bob Bettson
Anglican Journal, vol. 124, no. 7, September 1998
Description
No charges to be laid in alleged misuse of proceeds from a walk for the Healing Fund.
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Beardy Grants a Historic Absolution

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 127, no. 7, September 2001, p. Insert
Description
Oji-Cree Bishop accepts apology from Archbishop Peers, originally offered in 1993, with respect to the abuses of the residential school system.
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Before Truth: The Labors of Testimony and the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Naomi Angel
Culture, Theory and Critique, vol. 53, no. 2, Special Issue: The Crossroads of Memory, 2012, pp. 199-214
Description
Discusses national gathering held by the Commission in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Argues that survivors' testimonies served as much to repair the family ties, which residential schools had destroyed, as to alleviate suffering of victims or deal with the oppressor/oppressed relationship.
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Bishops "Dismayed" at Negotiations' Pace

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 127, no. 6, June 2001, p. 7
Description
Debate best course of action to protest lack of progress in talks with federal government concerning the residential schools issue.
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Boarding School Abuses, Human Rights, and Reparations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Andrea Smith
Social Justice, vol. 31, no. 4, Native Women and State Violence, 2004, pp. 89-102
Description
Discussion on the injustices suffered by Aboriginal children in schools, and the compensation offered to address those human rights violations.
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