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Canada's Efforts at Restitution

Assess the Government of Canada's official response to address the treatment of Aboriginal peoples in residential schools.


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References

Title:

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Host:

University of Manitoba
Description:

The Web site contains information about the all statements, documents, and other materials gathered by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, as well as resources for Survivors, educators, and resources for reconciliation.
URL:

http://umanitoba.ca/nctr/

 

Title:

Indian Residential Schools Unit

Host:

Assembly of First Nations
Description:

The Web site contains information about the history resolutions regarding residential schools
Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to read about the various acts and resolutions dealing with residential schools
URL:

 

 

Title:

The Legacy of Hope Foundation

Host:

The Legacy of Hope Foundation
Description:

The website contains information about residential schools, the children who attend them, and offers a virtual tour of a residential school. Stories of survivors, related links and classroom resources are provided.
Navigation Tips:

Click on menu items to access resources.

URL:

http://www.legacyofhope.ca/

 

Title:

Highlights from the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Host:

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Description:

The Web site contains highlights from volume one (Looking Forward Looking Back), chapter ten (Residential Schools) of the Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (RCAP) that deals with residential schools.
Navigation Tips:

Click on highlighted words to access information on specific topics then scroll down to read complete text.

URL:

http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100014597/1100100014637

 

Title: The Path To Healing
Host: Health Canada
Description: The Web site contains an overview of the federal government’s Healing Strategy to address the physical and sexual abuse that occurred in residential schools.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access complete text.
URL: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/services/indiresident/irs-pi-eng.php

 

Title:

Gathering Strength: Canada’s Aboriginal Action Plan

Host:

Aboriginal Healing Foundation

Description:

The PDF document contains the Government of Canada’s Statement of Reconciliation
in which it formally expresses to all Aboriginal peoples in Canada its profound regret for past actions of the federal government.”
Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access complete text.
URL:

http://www.ahf.ca/downloads/gathering-strength.pdf

 

Title: Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
Host: Government of Canada
Description: This website contains extensive information on Aboriginal peoples, communities, acts, agreements, land claims, arts, culture, and heritage.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to access links. Index is on left-hand margin.
URL: http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100010002/1100100010021

 

Title: Benefits and Rights
Host: Government of Canada
Description: The Web site contains a portal to access information about First Nations, Inuit and Métis on-line resources, contact information, and government programs and services in Canada.
Navigation Tips: Scroll to the bottom of this page for a listing of topics.
URL: http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100032329/1100100032333

 

Title: First Nations and Inuit Health
Host: Health Canada
Description: The Web site contains information related to heath issues of First Nations and Inuit peoples and Health Canada’s efforts to improve their health.
Navigation Tips: Click on headings under First Nations & Inuit Health in the left-hand-side menu and on highlighted words within the text to access information.
URL: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/index-eng.php

 

Title:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s statement of apology
Host:

CBC News
Description:

The Web site contains excerpts of the text of a speech by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, offering an apology to former students of Indian residential schools.
Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access text.
URL:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2008/06/11/pm-statement.html

 

Title:

The Residential School System
Host:

The University of British Columbia
Description:

The Web site contains information about the history of the residential school system in Canada.
Navigation Tips:

Scroll down to access links and information.
URL:

http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/

Last updated: October 24, 2017 | (Revision History)
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