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• Indian Residential Schools History & Dialogue Centre Collections

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  Explore and browse collections related to all 18 of British Columbia's Residential Schools.

• Honouring Residential School Survivors

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  On Wednesday, September 29, 2021, the library hosted Squamish Nation Elders and Residential School survivors who generously shared their stories. Thank you to these three Elders. It was an honour to listen to you: Kiyowil Bob Baker (attended St.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Knowing

  Talaga, Tanya,

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  From Tanya Talaga, the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Seven Fallen Feathers, comes a riveting exploration of her family’s story and a retelling of the history of the country we now call Canada.

• The Fire Still Burns

  Life in and After Residential School

  George, Sam (Samuel James),

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  The Fire Still Burns is an unflinching look at the horrors of a childhood in the Indian Residential School system and the long-term effects on survivors. It illustrates the healing power of one’s culture and the resilience that allows an individual…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Truth Telling

  Seven Conversations About Indigenous Life in Canada

  Good, Michelle

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  With authority and insight, Truth Telling examines a wide range of Indigenous issues framed by Michelle Good's personal experience and knowledge. From racism, broken treaties, and cultural pillaging, to the value of Indigenous lives and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Reconciling History

  a Story of Canada

  Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971-

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  Reconciling History shares voices that have seldom been heard, and in this ground-breaking book they are telling and re-telling history from their perspectives. Born out of the oral history in True Reconciliation, and complemented throughout with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• True Reconciliation

  How to Be a Force for Change

  Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971-

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  There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other: What can I do to help advance reconciliation? It is clear that people from all over the country want to take concrete and tan­gible action that will make real…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Witness Blanket

  Truth, Art and Reconciliation

  Newman, Carey, 1975-

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  Every chapter uses an object from the Witness Blanket and the first-hand experiences of Survivors to tell a story about a residential school.

• Rez Rules

  My Indictment of Canada's and America's Systemic Racism Against Indigenous Peoples

  Louie, Clarence, Chief,

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  A common sense blueprint for what the future of First Nations should look like as told through the fascinating life and legacy of a remarkable leader.

• From Bear Rock Mountain

  The Life and Times of a Dene Residential School Survivor

  Mountain, Antoine Bear Rock,

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  In this poetic, poignant memoir, Dene artist and social activist Antoine Mountain paints an unforgettable picture of his journey from residential school to art school—and his path to healing.

• Not Just for Seniors

  Shirley Toman (Local History)

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  Interview with Shirley Toman, Squamish Elder and residential school survivor.

• Namwayut

  We Are All One : a Pathway to Reconciliation

  Joseph, Robert, 1939-

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  Reconciliation belongs to everyone. In this profound book, Chief Robert Joseph, globally recognized peacebuilder and Hereditary Chief of the Gwawaenuk People, traces his journey from his childhood surviving residential school to his present-day role…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Residential Schools

  With the Words and Images of Survivors

  Loyie, Oskiniko Larry, 1933-

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  "Included in Residential Schools, With the Words and Images of Survivors are memories of more than 70 former students and family members. Seven comprehensive chapters address key issues, from 'Why did it happen?' and the meaning of culture and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Five Little Indians

  Good, Michelle,

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  This work of fiction follows five children taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No Time to Say Goodbye

  Children's Stories of Kuper Island Residential School

  Olsen, Sylvia, 1955-

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  A fictional account of five children taken by government agents from Tsartlip Day School to live at Kuper Island Residential School. The five are isolated on the small island and life becomes regimented by the strict school routine. They experience…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In My Own Moccasins

  a Memoir of Resilience

  Knott, Helen, 1987-

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  An unflinching memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds of sexual assault from a resilient, emerging Indigenous voice. - Publisher

• Picking Up the Pieces

  Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket

  Newman, Carey, 1975-

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  Picking Up the Pieces tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a living work of art conceived and created by Indigenous artist Carey Newman. It includes hundreds of items collected from residential schools across Canada, everything from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• They Called Me Number One

  Secrets and Survival at An Indian Residential School

  Sellars, Bev, 1955-

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  The first full-length memoir to be published out of St. Joseph's Mission at Williams Lake, BC, Sellars tells of three generations of women who attended the school, interweaving the personal histories of her grandmother and her mother with her own.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• L'il'wata

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  In her early film career, Alanis Obomsawin visited the people of the L'íl'wat First Nation and provided them with an opportunity to record their personal narratives about their culture, history, education, and the impact of residential schools. This…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Resistance and Renewal

  Surviving the Indian Residential School

  Haig-Brown, Celia, 1947-,

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  One of the first books published to deal with the phenomenon of residential schools in Canada, Resistance and Renewal is a disturbing collection of Native perspectives on the Kamloops Indian Residential School (KIRS) in the British Columbia…Read moreRead more of this annotation