Residential School Resources

Residential Schools & ReconciliationResources Please browse our selection of resources and ideas to help you with understanding and planning Orange Shirt Day, the Residential School System of Canada, and much more.Community CeremonyA Sample AgendaWe've created a simple and effective sample agenda for your community event.

An opportunity to build knowledge and confidence in sharing sensitive topics at age-appropriate levels relating to the 215, to have a deeper understanding of the hidden history and legacy of...

How Residential Schools affected survivors and their children and grandchildren.Click here for the full story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal»»» Subscribe...

Healing the impacts of Residential Schools Between 1831 and 1996, residential schools operated in Canada through arrangements between the Government of Canada and the church. One common objective defined this period — the

For a period of more than 150 years, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation children were taken from their families and communities to attend schools which were often located far from their homes. More than 150,000 children attended Indian Residential Schools. Many never returned. The first church-run Indian Residential School was opened in 1831. By

Table of Contents Highlighted Reports Truth and Reconciliation Commission Reports National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Reports Modern Reports Government Reports Legislation Aboriginal Healing Foundation Reports Highlighted Reports We would like to bring these reports to the country's attention as there is more work to be done and more children to be found to honour

Learn more about the history of Indian Residential Schools, as well as key milestones leading up to the present day, by visiting our online visual presentation in either HTML or Flash.

Cover illustration by Lakeisha Marie Residential Schools and its Lasting Impacts on Indigenous Communities Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes (TW: Violence, genocide, sexual violence) What are Residential Schools? Residential Schools were “schools” that were set up by the Canadian gov