Residential Schools

Aboriginal Healing Foundation

The Aboriginal Healing Foundation encourages and supports Aboriginal people in building and reinforcing sustainable healing processes that address the legacy of Physical Abuse and Sexual Abuse in the Residential School system.

Healing Fund, The

The fund is being used to support many innovative and effective programs in Aboriginal communities which are helping people in the healing process.

Source: The United Church of Canada

Indian Residential Schools

Sector of AANDC responsible for addressing and resolving issues arising from the legacy of Indian Residential Schools.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program – First Nations, Inuit and Aboriginal Health

The Indian Residential Schools (IRS) Resolution Health Support Program provides emotional health and wellness support to former IRS students and their families, regardless of status and place of residence.

Source: Government of Canada; Health Canada (HCan)

Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement – Backgrounder

Features an historical overview of the residential school system, the path to healing, the options that could be used to resolve claims, and an excerpt from the Statement of Reconciliation.

Source: Government of Canada; Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

Indian Residential Schools Settlement – Official Court Website

This Official Court website contains various documents related to the residential schools settlement, including Court-ordered notices, the Settlement Agreement and Claim Forms.

Indian Residential Schools – Surviving the Past

This page provides background information on Indian residential schools, including their history and the nature of the abuse, as well as information on healing and legal options.

Source: Law Courts Education Society of BC

Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Following the adoption of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the Truth and Reconciliation Commision was established to contribute to truth, healing and reconciliation.

Indian Residential Schools Unit

Unit whose goal is to influence the expedient settlement of the Indian Residential Schools (IRS) claims by influencing proposed policy and judicial developments affecting former students of IRS.

Source: Assembly of First Nations

Intergenerational Effects of Indian Residential Schools

This study seeks to identify the effects of Residential schools on Aboriginal individuals who attended Residential school, as well as the potential impacts on the children and grandchildren of these individuals.

Legacy of Hope

The purpose of this national, charitable organization is to educate and create awareness and understanding about the legacy, the effects and the intergenerational impacts of Indian residential schools.

Source: Legacy of Hope Foundation, The

Lost Heritage, A: Canada's Residential Schools – CBC Archives

Video archives from the CBC on the Church-run, government-funded residential schools for native children who were supposed to prepare them for life in white society.

Source: Government of Canada; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

National Residential School Survivors Society

National Residential School Survivors Society represents First Nations, Inuit and Métis residential school survivors in working towards an Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.

Native Residential Schools In Canada: A Selective Bibliography

This site offers a selective but comprehensive listing of materials pertaining to Native Residential Schools in Canada available at the National Library of Canada.

Source: Government of Canada; Library and Archives Canada

Residential School Claims

Certified true copy of a resolution carried by the Council of the Canadian Bar Association at the Annual Meeting held in London ON, August 10-11, 2002.

Source: Canadian Bar Association

Restoring Balance

Safeguarding the Future and Healing the Past

The Government of Canada's response to the Law Commission of Canada's Report: Restoring Dignity: Responding to Child Abuse in Canadian Institutions, including an examination of the Indian residential schools issue.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

Sivumuapallianiq Journey Forward – National Inuit Residential Schools Healing Strategy

Sivumuapallianiq – Journey Forward represents Pauktuutit's particular commitment to promote healing from the effects of residential schools on Inuit.

Source: Pauktuutit Inuit Women's Association

Where are the Children? – Healing the Legacy of Residential Schools

This website presents a wealth of historical and personal information on residential schools and their legacy, and was created by the Legacy of Hope Foundation, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and Library and Archives Canada.

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