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Explore our online resource on the Indian Residential Schools and their long-lasting effects on Canada’s Indigenous Peoples.

Cover of "Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools."

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Explore how language and culture shape identity, and learn about the challenges faced by the Indigenous Peoples of Canada to preserve their traditional identity.

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Examine how Indigenous identities in Canada have been shaped by the ways European settlers responded to real and imagined differences between themselves and the Indigenous Peoples.

Graphic from cover of "Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools."

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Learn the history behind the legislation and policies created by the Canadian government in the nineteenth century to dispossess and assimilate the Indigenous Peoples.

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Read firsthand accounts from survivors of their often profoundly painful and damaging experiences at residential schools.

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Learn about the apologies offered by the government and churches of Canada to the Indigenous Peoples, and consider the role of apologies in transitional justice.

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Investigate the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and its role in helping individuals and the nation overcome the historical injustice and trauma of the Indian Residential Schools system.

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Examine the debate that led to a declaration describing the Canadian government's colonial policies toward Indigenous Peoples as “cultural genocide.”

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Explore the efforts of leaders and activists advocating for indigenous rights and culture, including young people using their history and culture to build bridges toward others and the future.

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Get an introduction to the important historical events and issues that are explored throughout the rest of the book Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools.

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A collection that explores historic perspectives on belonging in Canada and the choices that shaped public education.

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Facing the resilience of indigenous traditional education in Canada, Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, who was also Minister of Indian Affairs, commissioned Nicholas Flood Davin, a journalist, lawyer, and politician, to go to Washington, DC, in 1879 to study how the United States tackled the same issue.

Portrait of Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald.

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The Pursuit of Educational Justice: A History of Schooling in Canada

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Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools

Language and Identity

Membership

The Indian Act and the Indian Residential Schools

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Apologies

Truth and Reconciliation

History in Search of a Name

Civic Choices

Historical Background

The Pursuit of Educational Justice: A History of Schooling in Canada

Aggressive Assimilation

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