Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alene Campbell
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 11, November 2007, p. 11
Description
Comments on an emergency measures plan put in place to deal with possible problems due to residential school compensation payments.
Article located by scrolling to page 11.
Round Up
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Narcisse Blood
Description
Traces Pete Standing Alone's last round up of his horses and how his life has changed in the last twenty years. Accompanying material: An Integrated Educator's Guide.
Duration:18:02.
[Roundtable Discussion on Youth Engagement]
Alternate Title
Boosho! Brandon
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
David Ironside
Shari Decter Hirst
Charlotte Larocque
Murray Sinclair
Leah La Plante
Greg Monias
Description
Discussion with the panel regarding inclusion, engagement, and the future of youth.
Duration: 38:38.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Individual Presentation by Richard Greene
Documents & Presentations
Description
File contains an individual presentation by Richard Greene that touches on a number of topics, including Aboriginal urban housing, dismantling the Indian Act, and Aboriginal over-representation in the correctional system. Following the presentation is a question-and-answer session with the Commissioners.
Runaway Boys, Resistant Girls: Rebellion at Flandreau and Haskell, 1900-1940
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Brenda Child
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 35, no. 3, Spring, May 1996, pp. [49-58]
Description
Accounts of conditions at residential schools that contributed to this form of protest.
Safeguarding the Future and Healing the Past: The Government of Canada's Response to the Law Commission of Canada's Report: Restoring Dignity: Responding to Child Abuse in Canadian Institutions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Department of Justice Canada
Description
Discusses the issue of institutional abuse in Canada, provides assessments of possible approaches to meeting the needs of survivors, and makes recommendations in continuing efforts to develop more effective policies and programs.
Saskatchewan Survivors Share Their Stories For Legacy Project
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Alene Campbell
Eagle Feather News, vol. 10, no. 10, October 2007, p. 17
Description
Comments on a collection of stories gathered, by The Legacy of Hope Foundation, with the goal being to educate the Canadian population as to the experiences people had in residential schools.
Article located by scrolling to page 17.
Schedule "D" Independent Assessment Process (IAP) for Continuing Indian Residential School Abuse Claims
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Government of Canada?]
Description
Process was created to determine whether compensation would be given to people who suffered sexual or serious physical abuse, or certain other wrongful acts that caused significant psychological damage. Any payments would be in addition to the Common Experience Payment.
School Abuse Victims Settling Out of Court
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 20, no. 3, July 2002, p. 2
Description
Discusses the formation of the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada (IRSR), and it's role surrounding church, government, and budget in settling claims out of court.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.2.
Schools Agreement a Done Deal: Calgary Makes Demands Prior to Signing
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Jane Davidson
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 3, March 2003, pp. 1-2
Description
Last three dioceses approve residential schools agreement with federal government.
Schools Settlement Fund has Amassed $8.8 Million
Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 130, no. 2, February 2004, p. 6
Description
Officially known as the Anglican Church of Canada Resolution Corp., fund will be used to pay 30 per cent of the damages in residential schools law suits.
The Scope and Bounds of Transitional Justice and the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rosemary L. Nagy
International Journal of Transitional Justice, vol. 7, no. 1, March 2013, pp. 52-73
Description
Comments on the TRC's capacity to advance decolonization and the issues that hamper that progress.
Sensitivity Needed When Dealing With Student Person of Interest
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Shari Narine
Windspeaker, vol. 28, no. 11, February 2011, p. 9
Description
Looks at the proposition of Justice Murray Sinclair, chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Canada, to handle the named persons of survivors of residential schools with sensitivity.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.9.
Settlement Fund Nearly at $7 Million
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange de Santis
Anglican Journal of Canada, vol. 129, no. 9, October 1, 2003, p. [?]
Description
Brief report on the financial status of the fund (Anglican Church of Canada Resolution Corp.) created to deal with lawsuits involving residential schools.
Settlement Proposal Called "Trick and Spin"
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Paul Barnsley
Windspeaker, vol. 21, no. 5, August 2003, pp. 10-11
Description
The author argues the federal government is not truly offering an alternative dispute resolution option for out of court settlement to residential school survivors; that settlements are determined on a level of harm "point system" tied to compensation, which makes ADR and challenges moot.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.10.
Settler-State Apologies to Indigenous Peoples: A Normative Framework and Comparative Assessment
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sheryl Lightfoot
NAIS: Journal of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 2015, pp. 15-39
Description
Supports apology for wrongs of the past and/or present and a credible commitment by the state for changes in future policy behavior.
Article located by scrolling down page.
“Sexual Savages:” Christian Stereotypes and Violence against North America’s Native Women
Alternate Title
Religion and Men's Violence against Women
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Alexandra (Sandi) Pierce
Description
Contrasts British male colonial attitudes to women in general and Indigenous women in particular to their status in traditional Indigenous societies; traces the development of stereotypes about both men and women; looks at the impacts of government-church alliances, the role of contemporary media and incidence and types of violence perpetrated against Indigenous women; and argues that restoring safety will mean recognizing and attempting to correct harms done by non-Indigenous societies, and decolonization of communities so that they may heal from historic trauma.
The Shadows of Assimilation: Narratives and Legacies of the Carlisle Indian Boarding School, 1879-1918
Theses
Author/Creator
Susan Hamilton Mitchell
Description
American Studies Thesis (MA) -- California State University Fullerton, 2017.
Shingwauk: A Reunion With a Difference
Articles » General
Anglican Journal, vol. 128, no. 8, October 2002, p. 6
Description
Former students of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School reveal after-effects of abuse and cultural assimilation still exist.
Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Celia Haig-Brown
BC Studies, no. 114, Summer, 1997, pp. 99-102
Description
Book review of: Shingwauk's Vision by J. R. Miller.
To read review, scroll down to page 99.
Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. R. Miller
Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Rob Nestor
Prairie Forum, vol. 22, no. 1, Spring, 1997, pp. 158-161
Description
Book review of: Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools by J. R. Miller.
Shingwauk's Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools (Book Review)
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Ken Coates
H-Net Reviews, February 1997, pp. 1-3
Description
Book review of: Shingwauk's Vision by J.R. Miller.
SinsOfTheFather
Alternate Title
Sins of the Father
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Lisa Hobbs Birnie
Saturday Night, vol. 109, no. 1, February 1994
Description
Comments on an affair between a priest and one of his former residential school students.
Sleeping Children Awake
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Rhonda Kara Hanah
Description
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.
The Social Psychology of Genocide Denial: Do the Facts Matter?
Theses
Author/Creator
Gregory D. Boese
Description
Psychology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of Manitoba, 2012.
Solving the “Indian Problem”: Assimilation Laws, Practices & Indian Residential Schools
Articles » General
Author/Creator
D’Arcy Rheault
Ontario Métis Family Records Center Newsletter
Description
Contains timeline from 1620-1996 as well as a brief synopsis of Residential School Syndrome (RSS).
“Speaking My Truth”: Reflections on Reconciliation & Residential School
Alternate Title
From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools
E-Books
Author/Creator
Shelagh Rogers
Garnet Angeconeb
John Amagoalik
Madeleine Dion Stout
Fred Kelly ...
David Joanasie
Jose Amaujaq Kusugak
Rita Flamand
Drew Hayden Taylor
Richard Wagamese ...
Cheryil L'Hirondelle
Joseph Naytowhow
b. h. Yael
Description
Selections from <i>From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools</i>, part of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation's three-volume Truth and Reconciliation series.
Book club edition.
Spirit Lives on in Erstwhile BC Diocese
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Solange De Santis
Anglican Journal, vol. 129, no. 9, November 2003, p. 1
Description
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.
Spirit Menders: The Expression of Trauma in Art Practices by Manitoba Aboriginal Women Artists
Theses
Author/Creator
Leah Marisa Fontaine
Description
Native Studies Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 2010.
Spirit of the Grassroots People : Seeking Justice for Indigenous Survivors of Canada's Colonial Education System
E-Books
Author/Creator
Raymond Mason
Squaring the Circle: How Canada is Dealing with the Legacy of Its Indian Residential Schools Experiment
Alternate Title
IALL 18th Course on International Law Librarianship
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Pamela O'Connor
International Journal of Legal Information, vol. 28, no. 2, Summer, 2000, pp. 232-265
Description
Brief historical overview followed by discussion of the Federal government's and churches' changing responses to the issue, and judicial decisions which clarified liability in sexual abuse cases.
Stolen Children: Voices
Alternate Title
The National
[Stolen Children: Residential School Survivors Speak Out]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Donata Chruscicki
Madeleine Dion Stout
Littledeer
Raymond Mason
Description
Discusses the effects of residential schools on the survivors and their families.
Duration: 18:35.
Stringing Rosaries: A Qualitative Study of Sixteen Northern Plains American Indian Boarding School Survivors
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Denise K. Lajimodiere
Journal of Multiculturalism in Education, vol. 8, no. 2, 2012, pp. 1-29
Description
Responses of participants who had attended institutions between 1921 and 1986 are divided into five themes: loss of identity, loss of self-esteem, loneliness, abandonment, and feelings of discomfort when they returned to their communities.
Student-to-Student Abuse in Indian Residential Schools
Alternate Title
The Long-term Effects of Indian Residential Schools: Exploring the Contribution of Student-to-Student Abuse
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Amy Bombay
Description
Annual meeting of Network for Aboriginal Mental Health Research (NAMHR) held in Montreal, Quebec, June 13, 2014. Discusses results from qualitative study about peer abuse verses staff abuse. Scroll down to access video.
Duration: 20:04.
Student-to-Student Abuse in the Indian Residential Schools in Canada: Setting the Stage for Further Understanding
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Grant Charles
Mike DeGagné
Child & Youth Services, vol. 34, no. 4, 2013, pp. 343-359
Description
Looks at abuse at residential schools focusing on underlying causes of student to student abuse.
A Study on the Impact of Residential Schooling on First Nations Identity
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Corrine Jones
Kanata, vol. 1, April 2009, pp. 116-128
Description
Discusses consequences of loss of culture through eradication of language, destruction of family unit, forced Christianization, and abuse.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll down to appropriate page.
Suaangan: [Pauline Gordon's Residential School Experience]
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Pauline Gordon
David J. Stewart
Description
Interview with a former Inuit student.
Duration: 24:21.
Suffer Little Children
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Adrian Stimson
West Coast Line #74, vol. 46, no. 2, Reconcile This!, Summer, 2012, pp. 68-79
Description
Comments on an art installation and a performance, both of which help the artist to exorcise the history of his residential school experiences.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 68.
The Supreme Court of Canada’s Betrayal of Residential School Survivors: Ignorance is No Excuse
Alternate Title
Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice and Women's Activism
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Sheila McIntyre
Description
Using the example of E.B. v. Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of B.C., argues that the Court and civil law failed to hold governments and public institutions accountable for the abuse of children in their care.
Excerpt from: Sexual Assault in Canada: Law, Legal Practice & Women's Activism edited by Elizabeth Sheehy.
Entire book on one pdf. To access chapter scroll to p. 151.
The Supreme Court's Indian Residential Schools Cases: The Beatings Continue
Alternate Title
Supreme Court's IRS cases
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Thomas L. McMahon
Description
Discussion of 8 cases:
R. v. O'Connor, 1995
John Doe v. Bennett, 2004
Gardypie v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005
H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005
Cloud v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005
Blackwater v. Plint2005
E.B. v. Order of the [Roman Catholic] Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of British Columbia,2005
Canada (Attorney General) v. Fontaine, 2017
Surviving the Storm
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ozaawi Bineziikwe
First Peoples Child & Family Review, vol. 2, no. 1, 2005, pp. 9-20
Description
Author relates her early childhood and residential school experiences.
The Survivors Speak: A Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Alternate Title
[Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Symbolic Burn Rekindles Spirits
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Carmen Pauls Orthner
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 8, August 2012, p. 1,5
Description
Comments on a ceremony that includes residential school survivors sharing their painful stories and a symbolic boat burning.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 5.
Taking Responsibility for Intergenerational Harms: Indian Residential Schools Reparations in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Maegan Hough
Northern Review, no. 50, Law in the Canadian North, April 07, 2020, pp. 137-178
Description
Author examines thirteen reparations that have been made by the Canadian government to Indigenous peoples in consideration of the harms caused by Indian Residential Schools (IRS), discusses whether these reparations adequately compensate people for the harm and loss caused by IRS policies and practices.
Tales out of School
Articles » General
The Economist, vol. 357, no. 8194, October 28, 2000, p. 36
Description
Overview of pending cases about abuse in residential schools.
Tears Are Part of Healing Process
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Andréa Ledding
Eagle Feather News, vol. 15, no. 7, July 2012, p. 1,13
Description
Looks at several ceremonies performed during the national Truth and Reconciliation Commission event held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Article located on page 1 and by scrolling to page 13.
Tears From a Grandma's Story
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Spiritriver Striped Wolf
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 34, no. 3, Fall, 2010
Description
Presentation of a story told by the author's Grandmother who survived residential schools and alcoholism.
Telling Secrets: Sex, Power and Narratives in Indian Residential School Histories
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dian Million
Canadian Woman Studies, vol. 20, no. 2, National Identity and Gender Politics, 2000, pp. 92-104
Description
Author discusses how narratives composed in different knowledges and cultures interact, adapt, and use each other.
The.Indian.at.Indian.School
Alternate Title
Native Writers Chapbook Series II ; no. 4
The.Indian.at.Boarding.School
E-Books
Author/Creator
Linda LeGarde Grover
Description
Poetry.