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Why Reconcile?
Consider how important it can be for survivors of the Indian Residential Schools system to speak about their experiences.
From "Noble Savage" to "Wretched Indian"
Examine the differing ideas about Indigenous Peoples conveyed in a painting by George Catlin and an excerpt from Charles Dickens.
Race Theory
Learn about the development of race science in the nineteenth-century and its role in the history of racism.
They Have Stolen Our Lands
Read this 1910 statement by chiefs of the Shuswap, Okanagan, and Couteau nations that sheds light on how Indigenous Peoples viewed Europeans during this period.
Killing the Indian in the Child
Learn about the goal of assimilation held by many in colonial Canada and its influence on the creation of the Indian Residential Schools system.
A Canadian Genocide in Search of a Name
Read a call to Canada's government to recognize its treatment of Indigenous Peoples in colonial Canada as genocide.
Cultural Genocide
Consider how the term cultural genocide describes the efforts of the Canadian government to assimilate the Indigenous Peoples through residential schools.
Genocide
Learn about the origin and meaning of the term genocide as defined in the UN Genocide Convention.
Blue Quills
Learn about the Blue Quills First Nation College, an example of a successful, independent Indigenous educational institution in Canada.
Building Bridges through Culture
Find out about the Inuit cultural practice of throat-singing, Katajjaq, and what is gained from reviving this tradition.
Language Loss
Theodore Fontaine recalls being punished as a student at Fort Alexander Residential School for speaking the Indigenous language Ojibway.