A collection of 23 residential school survivors' testimonies, filmed by Zacharias Kunuk and Peter Irniq. Most testimonies are shared in Inuktitut, accompanied by English text.

In 2010-2011 the Legacy of Hope Foundation began developing an education program targeted to Canadian youth aged 11-18. This program is designed to support educators and administrators in raising awareness and teaching about the history and legacy of residential schools – effectively providing practical tools that can be implemented in classrooms. These products come in response to demands from educators for complete in-class resources, and serve as an entry point to both the subject matter and to existing resources currently available at wherearethechildren.ca The curriculum packages are comprised of videos including Survivor testimonials, a Teacher’s Guide with six customizable Lesson Plans (12-24 hrs of activities), teacher resources and extension activities.

100 Years of Loss is a curriculum resource designed to provide teachers with lessons and activities in order to teach about the issue of residential schools and their on-going impacts. There is a DVD supplied with this resource which includes all of the videos necessary to deliver the lessons.

A collection of stories told by residential school survivors who attended school in the Province of Quebec. This is an online PDF resource.

This mini book is designed to put basic facts and truths down in simple words and design, providing a brief introduction to several aspects of Canada’s colonial reality.
A is for assimilation is aimed at teens and anyone who isn’t familiar with the basic history of the nation’s First People. Available in bundle on Strong nations website

Using previously unreleased government documents, historian John S. Milloy provides a full picture of the history and reality of the residential school system. He begins by tracing the ideological roots of the system, and follows the paper trail of internal memoranda, reports from field inspectors, and letters of complaint. In the early decades, the system grew without planning or restraint. Despite numerous critical commissions and reports, it persisted into the 1970s, when it transformed itself into a social welfare system without improving conditions for its thousands of wards. A National Crime shows that the residential system was chronically underfunded and often mismanaged, and documents in detail and how this affected the health, education, and well-being of entire generations of Indigenous children. Awarded the Margaret McWilliams Award, Manitoba Historical Society (1999).

A four-part graphic novel series about Edwin, who is facing an uncertain future. Only by learning about his family’s past—as warriors, survivors of a smallpox epidemic, casualties of a residential school—will he be able to face the present and embrace the future. 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga is an epic 4-part graphic novel. Illustrated in vivid colour, the story follows one Indigenous family over three centuries and seven generations. 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga includes the four graphic novels: Stone, Scars, Ends/Begins, and The Pact.

Traveling to be reunited with her family in the arctic, 10-year-old Margaret Pokiak can hardly contain her excitement. It’s been two years since her parents delivered her to the school run by the dark-cloaked nuns and brothers. Coming ashore, Margaret spots her family, but her mother barely recognizes her, screaming, “Not my girl.” Margaret realizes she is now marked as an outsider. And Margaret is an outsider: she has forgotten the language and stories of her people, and she can’t even stomach the food her mother prepares. However, Margaret gradually relearns her language and her family’s way of living. Along the way, she discovers how important it is to remain true to the ways of her people—and to herself. Highlighted by archival photos and striking artwork, this first-person account of a young girl’s struggle to find her place will inspire young readers to ask what it means to belong. * USBBY Outstanding International Books Honor List Best Bets List, Ontario Library Association White Ravens Collection, International Youth Library, Munich Independent Publishers Book Award Skipping Stones Honor Book Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre Nonfiction Honor List, VOYA Book of the Year Award finalist, Foreword Reviews Next Generation Indie Book Award finalist First Nation Communities Reads Selection finalist Golden Oak Award nomination

This document provides an in-depth overview of resiliency in relation to residential school attendees.

Full of student-friendly resources that teachers can use in their classrooms to teach kids about Residential Schools, Orange Shirt Day, and the importance of embracing a proactive teaching approach to these subjects while curriculum regulations catch up to present-day educational needs regarding Indigenous realities.