First Nations, Métis and Inuit Resources for Educators — Indian Residential Schools in Canada

Related Links

• National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/

  Home site of the National Inquiry, which includes copies of the final report - Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and 231 Calls for Justice. The site also includes the public awareness and education campaign – I am a Change Maker. Are you?

• National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation https://nctr.ca/map.php The NCTR was established to preserve the truths of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools as recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  This site contains a database of records and stories from the TRC, as well as other educational resources.
• NCTR – Educator Resources https://nctr.ca/education/teaching-resources/education-resources/ The NCTR has a section dedicated to resources for educators. A number of projects are listed, including Imagine a Canada, Project of the Heart, and The Healing Forest. Lists of films, visual resources, literature and documents are also available.
• Canadian Museum for Human Rights https://humanrights.ca/home The CMHR has a number of galleries and exhibitions dedicated FNMI rights and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
• They Came for the Children – Canada, Aboriginal Peoples, and Residential Schools (PDF) http://www.trc.ca/assets/pdf/resources_2039_T&R_eng_web[1].pdf This is a publication from the TRC that highlights the experiences of Canada’s FNMI Peoples in Indian Residential Schools. 
• Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada – Indian Residential Schools http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100015576/1100100015577 Government of Canada website with reports, settlement agreements, and the statement of apology to former residents of Indian Residential Schools by the Prime Minister.
• Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada – Map of Indian Residential Schools in Canada https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/DAM/DAM-INTER-HQ-AI/STAGING/texte-text/irs_cep_institutions_map_1336653954617_eng.pdf Government of Canada website that contains a map of recognized Indian Residential Schools and a list of institutions by province / territory and religious affiliations.
• Residential Schools Timeline – Legacy of Hope Foundation http://wherearethechildren.ca/en/timeline/ An interactive timeline of the history of Indian Residential Schools.  Additional pages of resources and stories are also available.
• Canada in the Making – Aboriginal Residential Schools https://web.archive.org/web/20140709004209/http:/www.canadiana.ca/citm/specifique/abresschools_e.html Page of resources and research information from Canadiana.org on Canada’s Residential Schools.

Related Attachments

• Protocol and Procedures for Cultural Requests – Traditional Knowledge Keeper or Cultural Resource Expert protocol-and-procedures_cultural-requests.pdf
• Guidelines for Indigenous Smudge Ceremony (Ontario Federation of Labour) guidelines-for-indigenous-smudge-ceremony.pdf