LibGuides: Residential Schools: Resources

Where to start

The library has many books about the residential school system in Canada. Take a look at some of these subject headings:

Also consider first-hand accounts of residential school survivors:

Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America
Covers all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life, including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy. Dates of coverage for included content range from the 16th century to present.

Canadian Newsstream
Full text access to articles, columns, editorials and features, many with extensive backfiles to the 1970s. including the Globe and Mail, National Post, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Regina Leader Post, Vancouver Sun, and the Victoria Times Colonist. Updated daily.

Canadian Reference Centre
Canadian and international periodicals and newspapers including Alberta Sweetgrass, Ontario Birchbark, Saskatchewan Sage, Tribal College Journal and Windspeaker.

JSTOR
JSTOR preserves and archives the complete back runs of important scholarly journals. 1124 online academic journals. Date coverage varies from the 1890s to 2-5 years ago.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation
A website with extensive online resources and publications in PDF
Where are the Children?
A multimedia website about residential schools, produced by the Legacy of Hope Foundation, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and Library & Archives Canada.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada - Indian Residential Schools
Includes links to more information about the history of residential schools, the settlement agreement and the statement of apology from the Canadian government in 2008.
Native Residential Schools in Canada - Bibliography
Indian Residential Schools in Canada
A guide developed by the Xwi7xwa Library staff at UBC

The day of the apology