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The Essential History of Residential Schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Edited and Abridged

by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

eBook - 2015

A Knock on the Door provides direct accounts from survivors of the system along with history and documentation collected through the Commission’s work and an impactful overview of the Indian Residential School System. A Knock on the Door provides direct accounts from survivors of the system along with history and documentation collected through the Commission’s work and an impactful overview of the Indian Residential School System. Show less

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Healing Histories

Stories From Canada's Indian Hospitals

by Meijer Drees, Laurie

eBook - 2013

Healing Hospitals shares the truth behind the segregated hospital system which included the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital, still standing in Edmonton’s ...Show more Healing Hospitals shares the truth behind the segregated hospital system which included the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital, still standing in Edmonton’s Inglewood neighbourhood. Many people are becoming aware of the impacts of residential schools but are just beginning to learn about the other parallel government institutions with the aim of forced assimilation. Show less

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The Education of Augie Merasty

A Residential School Memoir

by Merasty, Joseph Auguste

eBook - 2015

The story of one-time Edmonton resident Augie as he struggles to share his residential school experience and understand how it shaped his present day exis...Show more The story of one-time Edmonton resident Augie as he struggles to share his residential school experience and understand how it shaped his present day existence. In reading this memoir, you’ll feel like you’re sitting at Augie’s kitchen table as he tells you about the heartbreak of his childhood. Show less

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The Marrow Thieves

by Dimaline, Cherie

eBook - 2017

A young adult novel set in the future where Indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow. Although this is fict...Show more A young adult novel set in the future where Indigenous people of North America are being hunted and harvested for their bone marrow. Although this is fiction, it provides readers with a glimpse into what the world might come to because of climate change and who among us will really suffer the effects. Also offered as downloadable audiobook. Show less

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Legacy

Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing

by Methot, Suzanne

eBook - 2019

Legacy weaves together traditional knowledge systems, academic research, and the author’s personal story of growing up in Northern Alberta. Most important...Show more Legacy weaves together traditional knowledge systems, academic research, and the author’s personal story of growing up in Northern Alberta. Most importantly, Legacy gives us all hope that reconciliation, in every sense of the word, is possible. Also offered as downloadable audiobook. Show less

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My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell

by Bear Chief, Arthur

eBook - 2016

The memoir of Arthur Bear Chief who attended residential school in Southern Alberta, this raw first-hand account tells the truth of the student experience and the lasting effects of this approach to education. The memoir of Arthur Bear Chief who attended residential school in Southern Alberta, this raw first-hand account tells the truth of the student experience and the lasting effects of this approach to education. Show less

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A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

by Elliott, Alicia

Downloadable Audiobook - 2019

A Mind Spread Out on the Ground offers the first hand experiences of a young Indigenous woman wading through intergenerational trauma and systemic racism ...Show more A Mind Spread Out on the Ground offers the first hand experiences of a young Indigenous woman wading through intergenerational trauma and systemic racism in Canada. Through her writing, the author navigates complex topics through observations of daily life. Also in eBook format. Show less

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In My Own Moccasins

A Memoir of Resilience

by Knott, Helen

eBook - 2019

A challenging read about the author's own experiences on a path of healing by reconnecting with culture and community, this memoir provides readers with a deeper understanding of the intergenerational and present day legacy of residential schools. A challenging read about the author's own experiences on a path of healing by reconnecting with culture and community, this memoir provides readers with a deeper understanding of the intergenerational and present day legacy of residential schools. Show less

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Keetsahnak / Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters

eBook - 2018

Keetsahnak is a collection of 16 essays written by and about Indigenous women. The perspectives share heartbreaking insight into the roots of gender-based violence and the systems of oppression that allow the MMIWG epidemic to continue. Keetsahnak is a collection of 16 essays written by and about Indigenous women. The perspectives share heartbreaking insight into the roots of gender-based violence and the systems of oppression that allow the MMIWG epidemic to continue. Show less

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The Survivors Speak

A Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

by Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

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The Survivors Speak presents direct testimony from the nearly 7000 survivors of the Indian Residential School System collected through the work of the TRC...Show more The Survivors Speak presents direct testimony from the nearly 7000 survivors of the Indian Residential School System collected through the work of the TRC. The words of the survivors provide a direct glimpse into the their experiences and the how their time at school impacted the rest of their lives. Show less

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