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“A Spectre in Our Midst”: How the Indian Residential Schools Affect an Entire Community
Richard Wagamese explores how the Indian Residential Schools system affected even those who did not attend them.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Future
Learn how the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada addresses the cycle by which trauma and violence is passed from one generation to another.
Who Is To Blame?
Reflect on different indigenous leaders' thoughts about the role of perpetrators in achieving reconciliation after the Indian Residential Schools system.
Why Reconcile?
Consider how important it can be for survivors of the Indian Residential Schools system to speak about their experiences.
Building Bridges through Culture
Find out about the Inuit cultural practice of throat-singing, Katajjaq, and what is gained from reviving this tradition.
White Paper, Red Paper
Learn how activists rejected the White Paper policy and led a campaign to get the Canadian government to honour its past agreements with the Indigenous nations.
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.
Language Loss
Theodore Fontaine recalls being punished as a student at Fort Alexander Residential School for speaking the Indigenous language Ojibway.
Parental Dilemmas
Indigenous elder, residential school survivor, and author Theodore Fontaine describes his mother's take on the residential schools.