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Boarding School Project: Mental Health Outcome

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathleen Graves
Louise Shavings
Cookie Rose
Anda Saylor
Cheryl Easley
Study conducted using interviews with 62 Alaska Native individuals who had attended schools or had parents who had experienced them. Looked at: disruption of family, multiple losses, coping strategies, and resilience.
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Boarding School Project: Mental Health Outcomes

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Kathleen Graves
Louise Shavings
Cookie Rose
Anda Saylor
Stacy L. Smith ... [et al.]
Showed mental health outcomes for those attending boarding school fell in to five categories: severely impacted, ambivalent, positive, activated and driven.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Anthony K. Webster
Raymond I. Orr
David Kozak
T. Chris Aplin
Natchee Blu Barnd
Joyotpaul Chaudhuri
Victoria Bomberry
Carol Zitzer-Comfort
Michelene Pesantubbee
Ervan G. Garrison
et al.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 32, no. 4, 2008, pp. 145-200
Book reviews of 20 books: Being and Place Among the Tlingit by Thomas F. Thornton. The Cultivation of Resentment: Treaty Rights and the New Right by Jeffery R. Dudas. Diabetes Among the Pima: Stories of Survival by Carolyn Smith-Morris. Essential Song: Three Decades of Northern Cree Music by Lynn Whidden. First Families: A Photographic History of California Indians by L. Frank and Kim Hogeland. Households and Hegemony: Early Creek Prestige Goods, Symbolic Capital and Social Power by Cameron B.
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Book Reviews

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Various authors
Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 13, no. 1, 1993, pp. 145-170
Book reviews of 11 books: Kwakuitl String Figures by Julie Averkieva and Mark A. Sherman. Food and Spirits by Beth Brant. Aboriginal Governments and Power Sharing in Canada by Douglas Brown. A First Nations Province by Thomas J. Cochene and Lisa M. Powell. Victims of Benevolence: Discipline and Death at the Williams Lake Indian Residential School, 1891-1920 by Elizabeth Furniss. The Ojibwa of Berens River, Manitoba: Ethnography into History by A. Irving Hallowell. Tales of the Anishnaubaek by Basil H.
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[Book Reviews]

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Chris McCormick
McGill Journal of Education, vol. 28, no. 3, 1993, pp. 491-493
Book review of: Out of the Depths: The Experiences of Mi'kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia by Isabelle Knockwood.
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Breaking the Silence

Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 23, no. 7, September/October 1994, p. 4
Provides an overview of the impact of residential school life on First Nations children and grounds for redress for the abuses suffered.
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Bridge Over Troubled Australian Waters: Reparations for Aboriginal Child Removals and British Child Migrants

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Antonio Buti
Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law, vol. 10, no. 4, December 2003, p. [?]
Brief overview of the history of the removals and migrants, examines the demands made for reparations and the legal and moral basis of reparations. Concludes with a suggested approach to the issue of providing reparations.
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A Bridge to Reconciliation: A Critique of the Indian Residential School Truth Commission

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marc A. Flisfeder
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, May 2010, pp. 1-25
Gives a brief history of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, explains how it differs from a courtroom adjudicative model, and explains why it has the potential to be an effective form of alternative dispute resolution regarding residential schools.
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Bringing Them Home

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Documentary from the report, Bringing Them Home: Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children From Their Families. Survivors speak about their experiences. Duration: 32:29.
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Broader Lessons to be Learned

Alternate Title
Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes, Session 6
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
John Borrows
David Dyzenhaus
Michael Marrus
Courtney Jung
Session Six from public conference Assessing the Indian Residential Schools Litigation and Settlement Processes held Friday, January 18, 2013 at the University of Toronto. Implications of implementing transitional justice framework into a non-traditional setting. Duration: 1:11:02.
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Business of Inclusion of Métis Still Undone

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 30, no. 5, August 2012, p. 11

Looks at the need to include Métis boarding schools and day schools in the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement in order for survivors to claim compensation.

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

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"But What Is The Object of Educating These Children, If It Costs Their Lives to Educate Them?": Federal Indian Education Policy in Western Canada in The Late 1800s

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard A. Enns
Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 43, no. 3, Fall, 2009, pp. 101-123, 245
Discusses the Conservative and Liberal views of politicians regarding the federal Indian education policy, the administration of industrial schools, and the terrible conditions in the schools causing high mortality rates.
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Cabinet OKs Church Offer

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 9, December 2002, pp. 1-2
Church's liability for residential school abuse lawsuits will be $25 million over five years, but agreement does not address cultural and language claims.
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Cabinet Tells Gray to Settle

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange de Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 127, no. 6, June 2001, p. 1
Deputy Prime Minister given mandate to intensify talks and reach a satisfactory conclusion in residential schools dispute.
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Canada Apologises to Native People Who Suffered Abuse

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne Kondro
The Lancet, vol. 351, no. 9097, January 178, 1998, p. 194
Looks at the Canadian governments apology to their native people who suffered abuse and the fund that has been set up to benefit them.
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Canada, Churches Appeal Residential School Decisions

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 19, no. 6, October 2001, p. 9

Examines the vicarious liability claims of churches and the federal government for the actions of school employees.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.

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Canada's Dark Secret

Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Bud Whiteye
Roberta Hill
Ron Shortt
Rania El Rafei
Primary focus is the personal narratives of two survivors of the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School, with some general information of the school system and the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Duration: 47:30.
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Canada's Residential School Apology

Alternate Title
CBC-TV News in Review
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC News in Review, September 2008, pp. 35-46
Classroom lesson plan to accompany segment on DVD Best of News in Review: Native Studies.
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Canada: Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada

Alternate Title
Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Discusses issues involved with violence against Aboriginal women, presents nine case studies of murdered and missing women and makes recommendations for policies to ensure the safety these women.
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Canadian Genocide and Official Culpability

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Zia Akhtar
International Criminal Law Review, vol. 10, no. 1, 2010, pp. 111-135
Discusses the Indigenous Human Rights Tribunal into Genocide in Canada, formed to gather proof of genocide which could result in criminal cases against personnel responsible and compensation.
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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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Canned and Labelled: Case Closed

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 18, no. 12, April 2001, p. 3

Comments on government and church reaction to abuse allegations at Aboriginal residential schools in Ottawa, Ontario.

Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.3.

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Cariboo is 'Toast,' Synod is Told

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 126, no. 9, October 2000, p. 1
British Columbia diocese to close due financial impact of residential school lawsuits.
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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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Case Study Report: Honouring Residential School Survivors: A Theatre Production: Every Warrior's Song

Alternate Title
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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The Cedar Project: Acknowledging the Pain of Our Children

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Wayne M. Christian
Patricia M. Spittal
Lancet, vol. 372, no. 9644, September 27, 2008, pp. 1132-1133
Brief comment on a study which revealed links between intergenerational trauma and the rates of HIV and Hepatitis C in young Aboriginal people in British Columbia.
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Century of Abuse of Indigenous Children is Hard to Heal

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Sian Griffiths
CCPA Monitor, vol. 18, no. 4, September 2011, pp. 22-23
Interview with Murray Sinclair of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission discusses the aim of residential schools in Canada.
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Challenging Reconciliation: Indeterminacy, Disagreement, and Canada's Indian Residential Schools' Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph J. Z. Weiss
International Journal of Canadian Studies, vol. 51, September 2015, pp. 27-56
Argues there isn't a clear idea of what truth and reconciliation should mean to the residential school survivors and Aboriginal people in general. Includes articles from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation report From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools.
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Chief Asks Church's Support For Treaties

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Marites N. Sison
Anglican Journal, vol. 134, no. 3, March 2008, p. 10
Discusses an aboriginal leaders request for the Anglican Church to back aboriginal Canadians demands regarding court rulings on treaty rights.
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Child Slavery in Canada’s Residential-School Prisons

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Richard Sanders
Press for Conversion!, vol. 69, Fictive Canada: Indigenous Slaves and Captivating Narratives of a Mythic Nation, Fall, 2017, pp. 44-51
History of the end of one form of colonialism in slavery and the rise of another through residential schools in Canada.
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The Children of Tomorrow's Great Potlatch

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ernie Crey
BC Studies, no. 89, In Celebration of Our Survival: The First Nations of British Columbia, Spring, 1991, pp. 150-158
Looks at effects of the Indian Act and the damage done to First Nations children in residential schools and child welfare services.
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Church Invited to Join in ADR Process

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 130, no. 8, October 2004, p. 7
Government asks for representation at Alternative Dispute Resolution process for former students of residential schools in Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
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Church on Hook for Abuse

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Kathy Blair
Anglican Journal, vol. 125, no. 8, October 1999, p. [?]
Diocese of Cariboo may declare bankruptcy after found negligent in sexual abuse case at Lytton B.C. residential school.
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