Residential School Legacy Links
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Legacy of Hope Foundation
https://legacyofhope.ca/portfolio-
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Community Action Face Sheet Residential School
https://www.nwac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Residential-Schools-Fact-Sheet.pdf
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Indian Residential Schools and Reconciliation Resources
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Where are the children? Healing the impact of residential schools
https://legacyofhope.ca/wherearethechildren/
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Opinion: Arrow, shame, and rage. The wretched legacy of Canada’s residential schools
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Missing Children of Indian Residential Schools https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/cfe29bee35c54a70b9621349f19a3db2
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Residential Schools: A Sad Chapter in Canadian History
https://curio.ca/en/collection/residential-schools-a-sad-chapter-in-canadian-history-2027/
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The University of British Columbia. Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Center
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Canada’s residential schools were a Horror
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/canadas-residential-schools-were-a-horror/
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The Residential School System
https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/
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History of Residential Schools
https://indigenouspeoplesatlasofcanada.ca/article/history-of-residential-schools/
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Residential School Survivors reflect on a brutal legacy: ‘That could've been me.’
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Residential school survivors’ stories and experiences must be remembered as class action settlement finishes https://theconversation.com/residential-school-survivors-stories-and-experiences-must-be-remembered-as-class-action-settlement-finishes-157397
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Egerton Ryerson: Racist philosophy of residential schools also shaped public education
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IRS (Indian Residential School Legacy Project )
https://www.mikmaweydebert.ca/sharing-our-stories/indian- residential-schools-legacy-project/
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Indian Residential School Survivors Society
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Generation Lost: Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools
https://legacyofhope.ca/portfolio-items/generationslost/
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Residential Schools in Canada
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools
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‘Cultural Genocide’:the shameful history of Canada’s Residential Schools - mapped
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Residential School History-NCTR
https://nctr.ca/education/teaching-resources/residential-school-history/
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Legislation for the Residential Schools
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An overview of Indian Residential School System
https://www.anishinabek.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/An-Overview-of-the-IRS-System-Booklet.pdf
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The Role of the Churches-
Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools https://www.facinghistory.org/stolen-lives-indigenous-peoples-canada-and-indian-residential-schools/chapter-3/role-churches
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Creating the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and Proactive Disclosure Under the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Act
News Article Links
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Canada’s Grim Legacy of Cultural Erasure, in Poignant School Photos https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/05/world/canada/Indigenous-residential-schools-photos.html
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How to support survivors of residential schools
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/how-to-support-survivors-of-residential-schools-1.5453277
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Canada’s Residential School Legacy
https://www.aljazeera.com/program/fly-on-the-wall/2021/11/4/canadas-residential-school-legacy
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Canada will set aside billions to compensate Indigenous people for residential school harm https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/news/2021-12-17/canada-will-set-aside-billions-to-compensate-indigenous-people-for-residential-school-harm
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Children who never returned from residential schools newsmaker of the year: CP poll https://www.100milefreepress.net/news/children-who-never-returned-from-residential-schools-newsmaker-of-the-year-cp-poll/
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New search begins for residential school graves in Canada
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/9/new-search-begins-for-residential-school-graves-in-canada
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New documents reveal dozens more children died at northern Manitoba residential school https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/new-document-shows-dozens-more-died-crosslake-residential-school-1.6211640
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‘There are bodies here’: survivors braced as the search begins at Canada’s oldest residential school https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/10/canada-residential-schools-unmarked-graves-mohawk-institute
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Canadian residential school graves forced the world to look. What has changed?https://biv.com/article/2021/12/canadian-residential-school-graves-forced-world-look-what-has-changed
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Residential Schools Survivors’ stories
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/residential-schools
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Country reckons with the horrific legacy of residential schools on Canada Day https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/country-reckons-with-horrific-legacy-of-residential-schools-on-canada-day-1.5493142
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Residential school survivors prepare to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/residential-school-survivors-prepare-to-commemorate-national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation-1.5606148
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Residential School Survivors at Winnipeg Art Gallery
https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2345564
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History of residential schools remembered by generations of Indigenous people https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/history-of-residential-schools-remembered-by-generations-of-indigenous-people-1.5605976
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The point: Canada’s Residential School System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mclp1Ooq7Ug
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Former residential school child-care workers say they wish the school had never existed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7m00CFp1no
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Alvin Dixon: residential school survivor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMIyB2pxqmI
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Canada’s lost residential school children
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0TkLFWnMMs
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‘Felt throughout generations’: A timeline of residential schools in Canada
https://www.tvo.org/article/felt-throughout-generations-a-timeline-of-residential-schools-in-canada
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Timeline: Residential schools stretch across Canada’s entire history https://thehub.ca/2021-06-10/timeline-residential-schools-stretch-across-canadas-entire-history/
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Catholic Church ran most of Canada’s residential schools, yet remains largely silent about their devastating legacy https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-catholic-church-ran-most-of-canadas-residential-schools-yet-remains/
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Your questions answered about Canada's residential school system https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-residential-schools-kamloops-faq-1.6051632
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Did you live near a residential school?
https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/beyond-94-residential-school-map/
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'A war on Aboriginal children: Alberta's 25 residential schools https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/indigenous-residential-schools-trc-alberta-25-truth-reconciliation-1.6185579
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Residential Schools: A Sad Chapter in Canadian History https://curio.ca/en/collection/residential-schools-a-sad-chapter-in-canadian-history-2027/
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Residential school abuse reported to the department while Jean Chrétien was minister, records show https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/chretien-residential-schools-abuse-minister-1.6224844
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A look at what Canadian students are taught about residential schools across the country https://globalnews.ca/news/7925783/canada-residential-school-curriculum/
Government Webpage on residential schools links
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The residential School System https://www.canada.ca/en/parks-canada/news/2020/09/the-residential-school-system.html
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Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100015576/1571581687074#sect1
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Residential School missing Children -community support funding https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1622742779529/1628608766235
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Statement of Apology to former students of Indian Residential Schools https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100015644/1571589171655
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Timeline-Indian Residential school
https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1332939430258/1571587651162
Film and Video links
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Stolen Children-Residential school survivor Speakout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdR9HcmiXLA
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Canada’s Dark Secrets-Featured Documentaries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peLd_jtMdrc
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How some children at Kamloops residential school died
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP90HOp08Mc
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Secret’s Buried in unmarked graves: Residential Schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63ErwL-xnE0
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New Heritage Minute explores the Dark History of residential schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK483UHGd7k
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What are the horrors of Canada’s church-run residential schools? We Were Children - Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjB_3dduOWs
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Residential Schools in Canada: A Timeline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFgNI1lfe0A
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Canadian Residential Schools: The Survivors & Their Descendants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_sVD6-W1zg
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My Auntie survived residential school. I need to gather her stories before she’s gone | Inendi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToUVHjr1xK0
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I was taken from my home and raised as a “nice Jewish girl,” but I’m Indigenous | Becoming Nakuset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P4iYYL4FYY
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The survivors of Canada's residential schools - BBC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOkcqFQNGrs
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Thousands of Kids Died in Residential Schools, Now They're Being Found
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVogX0-5RLk
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Crimes against children at residential school: The truth about St. Anne's - The Fifth Estate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7AW2K4Xww
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Canadian Residential School Propaganda Video 1955
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_V4d7sXoqU
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Residential School Tribute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJtgd9cM6Fo
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The #UNIGNORABLE issue of intergenerational trauma | Truth, and Reconciliation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mLe6BQ3pDo
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Residential School Song dedicated to Survivors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIUT1B8631M
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Deaths at Residential Schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FydzIzkndA
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Intergenerational Trauma: Residential Schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWeH_SDhEYU
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Residential School Song (Indian Boarding School Song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoVERQn0YV0
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Residential school survivors on the scars of abuse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OuTuTG5liQ
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Some of the priests and nuns who ran residential schools are still alive: Cameron
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU5zTwZdv1I
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Indian Residential School In Canada
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5xVMTAUPSk
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Residential Schools survivor explains the impact on her family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ64DItsIi0&t=39s
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Wawahte: Stories of Residential School Survivors - FULL DOCUMENTARY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGrJNUCQ-r4
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Residential school survivor says her last name was stolen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqdeRXY7hu4
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Non-indigenous residential school survivor speaks about his childhood at St. Anne's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyVrohwsHX8
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Susie Kicknosway Jones | Residential School Survivor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo7cM6Wym2o
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Truth And Reconciliation: Stories of Residential School Survivors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpn0c05I8Zs
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Residential Schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TeW4hW1QD0
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Death at Residential School
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FydzIzkndA
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Residential school survivors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbUpv6qLke8
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The hidden truth: residential school survivor stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4HNigycVQA
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‘Indian Horse’ tells painful stories of Canada’s residential schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF-GERZfo2s
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Kerry Benjoe reflects on her time at residential school
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPTdwXezoVU
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The former chief says the Catholic Church needs to apologize for Indian Residential Schools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLRKtDPu4G8
Curriculum Teaching Links
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Aboriginal Healing Foundation - Aboriginal People, Resilience and the Residential School Legacy
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Where are the Children? Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools
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Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development - House of Commons (Documents)
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Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) - Official Court Web site
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Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program - Health Canada
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Response, Responsibility, and Renewal - Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Journey
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Against the Grain - The Legacy of the Indian Residential School System (VIDEO)