Childhood Denied: Indian Residential Schools and Their Legacy

Topic: Childhood Denied: Indian Residential Schools and Their Legacy

5 Survivor stories, 2 Survivors of child welfare system stories, Overview of history, Class action lawsuit, TRC, Stephen Harper’s Federal Apology (excerpts), Sixties Scoop and child welfare system as continuing government intervention in lives of Indigenous families.

Provided By Canadian Human Rights Museum

Video duration: 10:11 min

Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12, English, 2024

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To use this service, please click on “Health Supports” under “Resources” in the menu. If you require support at other times, please contact the 24-Hour Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419.

NCTR's spirit name - bezhig miigwan, meaning "one feather".

Bezhig miigwan calls upon us to see each Survivor coming to the NCTR as a single eagle feather and to show those Survivors the same respect and attention an eagle feather deserves. It also teaches we are all in this together — we are all one, connected, and it is vital to work together to achieve reconciliation.