Written by author Phyllis Webstad, this book is a true story of the author and her first time on her first day at a residential school. Her story is how Orange Shirt Day came to be. Suitable for grades 2-5.

A collection of Teacher Resources pertaining to Orange Shirt Day. The list includes classroom activities, sticker sheets, and teaching guides for all age levels in both English and French.

A page of helpful links for teaching about Orange Shirt Day. Topics include protocols for acknolwedging traditional territory, inviting cultural presenters, Downie-Wenjack Legacy Schools Toolkit, and more. While some of these topics are specific to British Columbia contexts, many of them are applicable for wider audiences.

From the earliest settler policies to deal with the “Indian problem,” to contemporary government-run programs ostensibly designed to help Indigenous people, public policy has played a major role in creating the historical trauma that so greatly impacts the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Taking Back Our Spirits traces the link between Canadian public policies, the injuries they have inflicted on Indigenous people, and Indigenous literature’s ability to heal individuals and communities. Episkenew examines contemporary autobiography, fiction, and drama to reveal how these texts respond to and critique public policy, and how literature functions as “medicine” to help cure the colonial contagion. * 2009 Winner of the Saskatchewan Book Award for Scholarly Writing; 210 Winner of the Saskatchewan Book Award for First Peoples’ Writing

Stolen lives is a program that guides teachers and students through the mortifying legacy of the Indian Residential School System. The program challenges students to explore the spectrum of human behaviour and history. Students reflect on the choices they confront today in their own lives and explore ways to engage in TRC’s Calls to Action in a meaningful way.

From the website's "About Us": "Orange Shirt Day is a legacy of the St. Joseph Mission (SJM) Residential School (1891-1981) Commemoration Project and Reunion events that took place in Williams Lake, BC, Canada, in May 2013. This project was the vision of Esketemc (Alkali Lake) Chief Fred Robbins, who is a former student himself....The annual Orange Shirt Day on September 30th opens the door to global conversation on all aspects of Residential Schools. It is an opportunity to create meaningful discussion about the effects of Residential Schools and the legacy they have left behind. A discussion all Canadians can tune into and create bridges with each other for reconciliation. A day for survivors to be reaffirmed that they matter, and so do those that have been affected. Every Child Matters, even if they are an adult, from now on." This official Orange Shirt Day website goes over the origins of Orange Shirt Day and provides a plethora of resources and activities for teachers.

Residential Schools, With the Words and Images of Survivors is created for the general reader. It shares the experiences of more than 70 Survivors from across Canada. This book is an ongoing commitment to unveiling the abuse that resided in the residential school system and honours the Survivors who shared their stories. For grades 7-12 and adult education.

Teachers Pay Teachers is an online marketplace where teachers buy and sell original educational materials.These lesson plans are built by and for teachers, particularly for grades 3-7 but have mostly been used for grade 4. Focuses about Indigenous Studies and Canadian History. Lesson plans are full of activities that help build empathy and understanding of the Residential School System.

In this short documentary, the climate is warming at an alarming rate in the isolated arctic community of Pitanqangittuq, Nunavut. Its inhabitants are determined to adapt to their changing world by utilizing their ancestral survival skills and creativity.

From the author: "This presentation will share an understanding of Cree traditional law and discuss its contemporary application in relation to gender and sexual diversity. I will offer a brief history of how the sexuality and bodies of Indigenous, specifically Cree two spirit (LGBTQ) people became regulated through governmental and church policy and discuss how the social movement Idle No More has validated traditional understandings and practices. Through research and examples, personal observations, stories and experiences, the meaning and importance of body sovereignty and gender self-determination and expression will be presented as necessary aspects of undoing systemic forms of oppression and revisioning as a positive ‘coming in’ process."