Indigenous / Xwulmuxw Studies: Residential Schools: Books & more

Selected resources to guide research related to residential and other schools and Indigenous peoples

Every Child Matters - Orange Shirt Day

On September 30th, we wear orange shirts to honour the children who survived Indian Residential School and to remember those who never made it home.

The Elder Project
"Since 2010, Wendy has worked with school districts and other agencies on The Elder Project. She works with mainly First Nations and Inuit students. She trains them as poets, then she supervises their interviews with their Elders. These interviews are then turned into poems..."
Annotated Bibliography of Six Books Dealing with Residential School Experiences
by Krystina Nowak in YAACING, Fall 2014

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In the Library:

Campbell, N. I., & LaFave, K. (2005). Shi-shi-etko. Toronto: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press.

Jordan-Fenton, C., Pokiak-Fenton, M., & Amini-Holmes, L. (2010). Fatty Legs: A True Story. Toronto: Annick Press.

Sterling, S. My Name is Seepeetza. Toronto [Ont.]: Douglas & McIntyre.

Loyie, O. L., & Brissenden, C. (2008). Goodbye Buffalo Bay. Penticton, B.C: Theytus Books.

Dance, J. (2014). Red Wolf. Toronto, Ontario: Dundurn.

Examples of subject terms to use to search for information on residential schools:

"native peoples" AND "residential schools"

indians AND "residential schools"

metis AND "residential schools"

"residential schools" AND "british columbia"

"native schools"

"off-reservation boarding schools"

"indian day schools"

Note: 'indians' abbreviates a longer formal subject term: "Indians of North America"