Orange Shirt Day

by Webstad, Phyllis

Book - 2018

The Orange Shirt Story tells the story of young Phyllis (Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation) having her orange shirt t...Show more The Orange Shirt Story tells the story of young Phyllis (Northern Secwepemc (Shuswap) from the Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation) having her orange shirt taken away on her first day of residential school and the dehumanizing efforts of the school. Beautifully and clearly told, with powerful illustrations that complement her story, this book is a great introduction for all ages to the legacy of residential schools and the power of resiliency. For all ages. Show less

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From Bear Rock Mountain

The Life and Times of A Dene Residential School Survivor

by Mountain, Antoine

Book - 2019

An unflinching and challenging memoir by Antoine Mountain detailing the personal and cultural destruction that the residential school system has over hims...Show more An unflinching and challenging memoir by Antoine Mountain detailing the personal and cultural destruction that the residential school system has over himself and others. Taken away from family and community for 12 years to a far away residential school, Mountain asserts that Canada has its own holocaust, and adult readers may find themselves nodding in agreement after reading his story. Show less

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UNeducation

Volume 1 : A New Coloring Experience

by EagleSpeaker, Jason

Graphic Novel - 2017

Calgarian Jason Eaglespeaker's project has unwavering purpose to educating everyone on the raw and real history of the residential school system and its e...Show more Calgarian Jason Eaglespeaker's project has unwavering purpose to educating everyone on the raw and real history of the residential school system and its effect on the First Peoples. Mostly told in the Blackfoot language, there are scores of newspaper clippings, compiling news coverage from around Canada of residential school abuses, quotes, and core ideas about the residential school system that Eaglespeaker has selected to point out that there needs to be truth before reconciliation. For older children, teens, and adults. Show less

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Residential Schools

With the Words and Images of Survivors

by Loyie, Larry

Book - 2014

This anthology brings together as many voices and perspectives from across Canada through anecdotes, archives, and imagery the damage they inflicted on Fi...Show more This anthology brings together as many voices and perspectives from across Canada through anecdotes, archives, and imagery the damage they inflicted on First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. Readers get first-hand testimonies from the survivors who continue to heal, thrive, and strive for a better life in a Canada still in the grip of colonization. For teens and adults. Show less

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Speaking Our Truth

A Journey of Reconciliation

by Gray Smith, Monique

Book - 2017

This award winning book brings the truth to reconciliation. Readers will learn about the lives of survivors and listen to allies who are putting the findi...Show more This award winning book brings the truth to reconciliation. Readers will learn about the lives of survivors and listen to allies who are putting the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into action. Gray Smith's focus comes through every story: Only through deep compassion, understanding, and education on the history of the schools, can we have true reconciliation. Written for teens, this book is a good starting place for adults as well. Show less

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Stolen Words

by Florence, Melanie

Book - 2017

Readers of all ages will cry and rejoice as they read this story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks he...Show more Readers of all ages will cry and rejoice as they read this story of the beautiful relationship between a little girl and her grandfather. When she asks her grandfather how to say something in his language – Cree – he admits that his language was stolen from him when he was a boy at residential school. The little girl then sets out to help her grandfather find his language again. A truly moving book of family love and culture for all ages. Show less

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My Name Is Seepeetza

by Sterling, Shirley

Book - 1992

Based on the author's own residential school story, the novel chronicles a girl's harsh upbringing in an Indian Residential School in 1950s British Columb...Show more Based on the author's own residential school story, the novel chronicles a girl's harsh upbringing in an Indian Residential School in 1950s British Columbia. Sixth-grader Seepeetza, whose name has been changed to Martha Stone, was only six when she was ripped away from her cozy family farm and plunged into a spartan existence. Sterling wrote this book for school age readers, but adults will find the nuanced characters who are trying to survive in a grey world a valuable read. Show less

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A Stranger at Home

A True Story

by Jordan-Fenton, Christy

Book - 2011

A Stranger at Home is the second instalment in Margaret Pokiak-Fenton’s poignant memoirs, written with her daughter-in-law, Christy Jordan-Fenton. The fir...Show more A Stranger at Home is the second instalment in Margaret Pokiak-Fenton’s poignant memoirs, written with her daughter-in-law, Christy Jordan-Fenton. The first, Fatty Legs, focused on Margaret's time at a residential school. In the sequel she returns to her family, but the homecoming is not as she hoped. The experience at the school seems to have changed her so much that her mother at first insists she is “not my girl.” A sometimes painful story of the damage done by residential schools to whole families, this story for teens and adult readers is about Margaret becoming Olemaun once again, reclaiming her place in the family and her culture. Show less

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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples A Reality

by Joseph, Robert P. C.

Book - 2018

Boiled down to the basics, the Indian Act made it possible for policies that created residential schools. With its roots in the 1800s, the Indian Act stil...Show more Boiled down to the basics, the Indian Act made it possible for policies that created residential schools. With its roots in the 1800s, the Indian Act still has impact on the lives of Indigenous Peoples in Canada in the 21st century. This straightforward book is accessible and a must read for any teen or adult who wants to know how residential schools were even made possible. Show less

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Remembering Will Have to Do

The Life and Times of Louise (Trottier) Moine

by Moine, Louise

Book - 2013

Louise Moine was one of the first Métis woman who wrote about the end of the Métis’ nomadic lifestyle, and how she suffered at the Indian Residential Scho...Show more Louise Moine was one of the first Métis woman who wrote about the end of the Métis’ nomadic lifestyle, and how she suffered at the Indian Residential School. Using her original text from the 1970s and 1980s, this book is a raw and passionate tale of how she and her people in Saskatchewan felt the full impact of colonization. It will give adult readers a sense of the destruction the residential schools had on all of Canada. Show less

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