Course:EDUC440/Media Resources/Residential Schools

My own Private Lower Post [32mins]
DVD ERB A93 M96 2008 - Xwi7xwa Library

This video is about the effect of residential schools across generations. While Duane Aucoin did not attend residential school himself, his mother had been sent to the Lower Post Residential School on the BC -Yukon border. Together they return to the school and talk about the effect the school had on the lives of three generations.

Residential Schools [the other side of the residential school story] [24mins]
DVD ER H47 R47 2004 -Xwi7xwa Library

First Nations "survivors" share their stories of the experience that were the Residential Schools. The program was created by the Missinabie Cree of Ontario.

Stolen Children: Truth and Reconciliation [40mins]
E96.5 S738 2010 - Education Library
DVD ERCA C336 S76 2010 - Xwi7xwa Library

"After decades of waiting, Aboriginal Canadians received a formal apology from the federal government on June 11, 2008. This landmark event in Canadian history recognized the loss of culture caused by the church-run residential schools that thousands of Aboriginal children were forced to attend. It also acknowledged the physical and sexual abuse that many suffered in those institutions. Stolen Children explores the impact of residential schools on former students and their children and grandchildren. Survivors share their harrowing experiences and discuss the legacy of fear, abuse and suicide being passed down from generation to generation. The words of successive Canadian politicians and bureaucrats are revealed against a backdrop of archival footage, a chilling reminder of the policies and convictions that drove the government of the day to seek 'a final solution to the Indian problem.' The DVD also includes the original broadcast of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's apology, the apology of Stéphane Dion, Leader of the Official Opposition, and reaction from the Aboriginal community and Aboriginal leaders."--CBC Learning Website.

Shi-shi-etko [12mins]
PN 1997.2 S4714 2009 - Education Library
DVD ER K56 S55 2009 - Xwi7xwa Library

"Based on the children's book Shi-shi-etko by Nicola Campbell, this... story follows a young Aboriginal girl on the last four days before she is taken to residential school"--Container.

Survivors of the Red Brick School [30mins]
E 96.5 S87 2001[VHS] - Education Library

Survivors from Kootenay Indian School in Cranbrook, B.C. confront their fears by returning to the residential school they attended while they were children. The film introduces the viewers to several survivors who replay stories of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic nuns and priests.

Violation of Trust [49mins]
E 96.65 W54 V56 1991 - Education Library
DVD ER K38 V56 2004 - Xwi7xwa Library

Examines a century of native residential schools in Canada. Focuses on the Williams Lake, BC school and the harsh experiences of the children who went there. Speaks to survivors, an historian, a therapist, and clergymen who ran the school. Asks questions about government policy, society's attitudes, and the responsibility of the priests. Gives statistics; illuminates how former students are trying to heal.

When All the Leaves are Gone [17mins]
E99 A13 W452 2010 - Education Library
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As the only First Nations student in an all-white 1940s school, eight-year old Wato is keenly aware of the hostility towards her. She deeply misses the loving environment of the reserve she once called home, and her isolation is sharpened by her father's serious illness. When Wato's teacher reads from a history book describing First Nations peoples as ignorant and cruel, it aggravates her classmates' prejudice. Shy and vulnerable Wato becomes the target of their bullying and abuse. Alone in her suffering, she finds solace and strength in the protective world of her magical dreams. Inspired by personal experiences of writer and director Alanis Obomsawin, When All the Leaves are Gone combines autobiography, fiction and fable to create a deeply moving story about the power of dreams."--NFB website.