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• Picking Up the Pieces

  Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket

  Newman, Carey, 1975-

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  This nonfiction book, illustrated with photographs, tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that includes hundreds of items from every Residential School in Canada and stories from the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• North of Nowhere

  Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner

  Wilson, Marie (Journalist)

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  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to record the previously hidden history of more than a century of forced residential schooling for Indigenous children. Marie Wilson helped lead that work as one of just three…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fire Still Burns

  Life in and After Residential School

  George, Sam (Samuel James)

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  My name is Sam George. In spite of everything that happened to me, by the grace of the Creator, I have lived to be an Elder.' The crimes carried out at St. Paul's Indian Residential School in North Vancouver scarred untold numbers of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• True Reconciliation

  How to Be a Force for Change

  Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971-

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  From the #1 bestselling author of 'Indian' in the Cabinet, a groundbreaking and accessible roadmap to advancing true reconciliation across Canada.

• Behind Closed Doors : Stories From the Kamloops Indian Residential School

  Jack, Agness

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  Behind Closed Doors features written testimonials from thirty-two individuals who attended the Kamloops Indian Residential School. The school was one of many infamous residential schools that operated from 1893 to 1979. These storytellers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Standoff

  Why Reconciliation Fails Indigenous People and How to Fix It

  McIvor, Bruce,

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  By weaving in personal stories of growing up Métis on the fringes of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba and representing First Nations in court and negotiations, McIvor brings to life the human side of the law and politics surrounding…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beyond the Orange Shirt Story

  Webstad, Phyllis,

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  Beyond the Orange Shirt Story is a unique collection of truths, as told by Phyllis Webstad's family and others, that will give readers an up-close look at what life was like before, during, and after their Residential School experiences.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mamaskatch

  a Cree Coming of Age

  McLeod, Darrel J.,

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  A powerful story of resilience-a must-read for all Canadians. Growing up in the tiny village of Smith, Alberta, Darrel J. McLeod was surrounded by his Cree family's history. In shifting and unpredictable stories, his mother, Bertha, shared…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tsqelmucwílc : The Kamloops Indian Residential School - Resistance and a Reckoning

  Haig-Brown, Celia

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  In May 2021, the world was shocked by the news of the detection of 215 unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS) in British Columbia, Canada. Ground-penetrating radar established the deaths of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Reconciliation Manifesto

  Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy

  Manuel, Arthur,

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  In this book Arthur Manuel and Grand Chief Ronald Derrickson challenge virtually everything that non-Indigenous Canadians believe about their relationship with Indigenous Peoples and the steps that are needed to place this relationship on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Up Ghost River

  a Chief's Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History

  Metatawabin, Edmund, 1947-,

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  A powerful, raw and eloquent memoir about the abuse former First Nations chief Edmund Metatawabin endured in residential school in the 1960s, the resulting trauma, and the spirit he rediscovered within himself and his community through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unreconciled

  Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance

  Wente, Jesse,

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  One of Canada's most prominent Indigenous voices uncovers the lies Canada tells itself and the power of narrative to prioritize truth over comfort.

• Pathways of Reconciliation

  Indigenous and Settler Approaches to Implementing the TRC's Calls to Action

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  Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its Calls to Action in June 2015, governments, churches, non-profit, professional and community organizations, corporations, schools and universities, clubs and individuals have asked:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Reconciliation Without Recollection?

  An Investigation of the Foundations of Aboriginal Law in Canada

  Nichols, Joshua, 1978-

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  The current framework for reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state is based on the Supreme Court of Canada's acceptance of the Crown's assertion of sovereignty, legislative power, and underlying title. The basis of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unsettling the Settler Within

  Indian Residential Schools, Truth Telling, and Reconciliation in Canada

  Regan, Paulette, 1949-

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  In 2008, Canada established a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to mend the deep rifts between Aboriginal peoples and the settler society that created Canada's notorious residential school system. Unsettling the Settler Within argues…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wawahte

  Indian Residential Schools

  Wells, Robert P.,

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  Wawahte is a non-fiction book about three Aboriginal children born in the 1930's. Their experiences were much the same as it was for more than 150,000 Aboriginal children who, between 1883 and 1996, were forced to attend 130 residential…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Survivors Speak

  a Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

  Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

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  In this volume, residential school Survivors speak of their pain, loneliness, and suffering, and of their accomplishments. While this is a difficult story, it is also a story of courage and endurance. The first step in any process of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell

  Bear Chief, Arthur, 1942-

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  In a series of chronological vignettes, Arthur Bear Chief depicts the punishment, cruelty, abuse, and injustice that he endured at Old Sun Residential School and then later relived in the traumatic process of retelling his story at an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What We Learned

  Two Generations Reflect on Tsimshian Education and the Day Schools

  Raptis, Helen

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  The legacy of residential schools has haunted Canadians in recent years, yet little is known about the day and public schools where most Indigenous children were sent to be educated. In What We Learned, two generations of Tsimshian…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Broken Circle

  the Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools : a Memoir

  Fontaine, Theodore, 1941-

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  Writing of the emotional, physical, and sexual abuse he experienced during the 12 years spent in an Indian residential school in Manitoba, Fontaine, a member of the Sagkeeng First Nation, brings a first-person voice to the children's…Read moreRead more of this annotation