DISCUSSION TOPIC: SAINT MICHAEL'S (ALERT BAY) AND ALBERNI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS


Some Questions

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Possible Starting Places

  Laurie Hamelin, "B.C. Residential School Survivors Gather With Tseshaht First Nation To Free Lost Souls," APTN National News, October 2, 2019.

Wawmeesh Hamilton, "One Town, Two Worlds: Reconciliation In Port Alberni," CBC News, January 20, 2018.

  Katie Hyslop, "Marking The End Of A 'Dark Era,'" Tyee, February 18, 2015.


History In The News

Saint Michael's (Alert Bay) Residential School

Erin Haluschak, "A Time To Heal: Former Students Of St. Michael's Gather Prior To School's Demolition," Comox Valley Record, February 19, 2015.

"Alert Bay Residential School Demolition Is End Of Bad Chapter: National Chief," CBC News, February 18, 2015.

  Wendy Stueck, "Alert Bay Residential School Survivors Gather For Demolition Ceremony," Globe And Mail, February 18, 2015.

John Lehmann, "In Photos: St. Michael's Residential School Demolition Ceremony," Globe And Mail, February 18, 2015.

Sarah Petrescu, "Survivors Witness Demolition Of Dreaded Alert Bay Residential School," Victoria Times-Colonist, February 18, 2015.

  Yolande Cole, "Alert Bay Set To Mark Demolition Of Former Residential School," Georgia Straight, February 15, 2015.

"Alert Bay Residential School Survivors Celebrate Demolition," CBC News, February 15, 2015.

Dirk Meissner, "'Haunting' Alert Bay Residential School Demolition Ceremony Set," Huffington Post, February 15, 2015.

  J.R. Rardon, "Residential School Demolition To Help Close Door On Dark Period," Campbell River Mirror, February 12, 2015.

Erin Haluschak, "Residential Reconciliation," Comox Valley Record, February 9, 2015

  Yolanda Cole, "Residential School Survivors Share Their Stories At Truth And Reconciliation Event In Vancouver," Georgia Straight, September 21, 2013.

"Speaking To Memory Images And Voices From St. Michael's Indian Residential School," First Nations Drum, August 30, 2013.


Alberni Residential School

  Karly Blats, "Voices Of Residential School Students Showcased In New Alberni Valley Museum Exhibit," Ha-Shilth-Sa, March 11, 2020.

  Denise Titian, "Remembering Lost Souls: Child Hanging Death Ruled Accidental At Alberni Indian Residential School In 1969," Ha-Shilth-Sa, November 14, 2019.

  Denise Titian, "Reclaiming Lost Souls Of The Alberni Indian Residential School Healing Event Draws Hundreds," Ha-Shilth-Sa, September 27, 2019.

  Kendall Hanson, "Anniversary Of Alberni Indian Residential School Closure Celebrated," Chek News, August 2, 2018.

  Denise Titian, "Tseshaht Commemorates Closing Of Alberni Indian Residential School," Ha-Shilth-Sa, July 31, 2018.

Chantelle Bellrichard, "Residential School Survivors Share Paintings, Stories At The Canadian Museum Of History," CBC News, September 13, 2017.

  Shayne Morrow, "Residential School Survivors Take Time To Heal During Back To School Week," Ha-Shilth-Sa, September 12, 2016.

  Kim Recalma-Clutesi, "Former Qualicum First Nations Chief Shares The Story Of Her Family's Horrific Experience With Residential Schools," Parksville Qualicum Beach News, June 9, 2015.

  Meghan Mast, "Still Surviving: Reconciliation Through Everyday Rebellion," Tyee, June 2, 2015.

"Alberni Indian Residential School: A Legacy Of Genocide," Ha-Shilth-Sa, June 2, 2015.

Gloria Galloway and Bill Curry, "Residential Schools Amounted To 'Cultural Genocide,' Report Says," Globe And Mail, June 2, 2015.

Tom Hawthorn, "Indian School Survivor Alvin Dixon Spoke Out For Truth," Globe And Mail, August 8, 2014.

  Wawmeesh G. Hamilton, "Alberni Residential School Memorial Vandalism Shocks Survivor," Alberni Valley News, July 17, 2014.

  "Forum To Be Held On Experiments On Students At The Alberni Indian Residential School," Ha-Shilth-Sa, October 30, 2013.

Judith Lavoie, "Residential School Survivor Recalls Hungry Eight Years In Port Alberni," Victoria Times-Colonist, July 18, 2013.

"B.C. Residential School Survivor Says He Was Starved," CBC News, July 17, 2013.

  Shayne Morrow, "Canada Must Apologize For Nutritional Experiments At Residential School: Tseshaht," Ha-Shilth-Sa, July 17, 2013.

Andrew Livingstone, "Hungry Canadian Aboriginal Children Were Used In Government Experiment During 1940s, Researcher Says," Toronto Star, July 16, 2013.

"In Pictures: The Artwork Of The Alberni Indian Residential School," Globe And Mail, March 27, 2013.

"Rediscovered Art By Residential School Students Goes On Display 50 Years On," George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight, CBC, March 27, 2013.

Deborah Steel Windspeaker, "Hungry Children At Alberni Residential School Used As Guinea Pigs," Windspeaker, 2013.

  Anne MacLaurin, "Children's Residential School Art Portrays A Truth," UVIC News, May 11, 2012.

  Debora Steel, "Marks Left By The Children Communicate A Difficult Time Past," Ha-Shilth-Sa, April 15, 2012.

Quintin Winks, "Totem Pole Raised At Former Site Of Notorious Port Alberni Residential School," Victoria Times-Colonist, May 3, 2010.

  Jacqueline Windh, "Putting A Price On Suffering," Tyee, February 21, 2007.

Lloyd Dolha, "Alberni School Victim Speaks Out," First Nations Drum, December 22, 1998.


General

Bridgette Watson, "Steve Sxwithul'txw Survived Residential School.  Now He's Trying To Honour Family Who Didn't," CBC News, December 2, 2019.

  Robin Levinson-King, "Canada Reveals Names Of 2,800 Victims Of Residential Schools," BBC News, October 1, 2019.

  Valerie Fortney, "For Years Residential School In B.C. Destroyed Indigenous Culture; Now It's A Thriving Golf Resort," Calgary Herald, September 20, 2019.

"Was There A Residential School Near You?: Find Out With Our Interactive Map," CBC News, June 18, 2018.

  "Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond Joins UBC As Head Of Residential School Centre And Professor Of Law," UBC News, April 26, 2018.

  Santa Ono, "A University President Apologizes For Academia's Role In Residential Schools," The Conversation (April 15, 2018).

Rafferty Baker, "'Failing To Confront A Heinous History': UBC Apologizes To Victims Of Residential Schools," CBC News, April 10, 2018.

Linda Givetash, "UBC Residential School History Centre To Share Survivors' Accounts, Educate Public," CBC News, April 8, 2018.

  Paul Rodgers, "Monument Unveiled At St. Eugene Honours Children Of Residential School," Kimberley Bulletin, October 6, 2017.

Craig Takeuchi, "UBC To Build $5.5-Million Indian Residential School History And Dialogue Centre," Georgia Straight, September 12, 2016.

Geoff Plant, "Two Residential School Desks Dare Us To Respond More Powerfully Than A Report," Globe And Mail, July 15, 2015.

Doug Saunders, "Residential Schools, Reserves And Canada's Crime Against Humanity," Globe And Mail, June 5, 2015.

Chinta Puxley, "Residential School Survivors Have Respiratory Damage, Broken Bones," Global News, July 27, 2014.

Sarah Milroy, "A Stirring Exhibit Explores The Cultural Fallout Of Residential Schools," Globe And Mail, September 20, 2013.

  Pieta Woolley, "For Residential School Kids, A Legacy Of Sex Abuse," Tyee, September 16, 2013.

Phil Fontaine, et al., "A Canadian Genocide In Search Of A Name," Toronto Star, July 19, 2013.

"At Least 3,000 Died In Residential Schools, Research Shows," CBC News, February 18, 2013.

Rod Mickleburgh, "Residential School Goes From Tragedy To Triumph," Globe And Mail, July 24, 2012.

Greg Joyce, "Clergyman Has No Evidence Of Mass Graves," Globe And Mail, March 29, 2008.

  Jacqueline Windh, "Survivors Wait While Lawyers Squabble," Tyee, February 22, 2007.


Web-Sites

Saint Michael's (Alert Bay) Residential School

  St. Michael's Indian Residential School -- Alert Bay, B.C., Truth And Reconciliation, Anglican Church Of Canada.

  Speaking To Memory -- Images And Voices From St. Michael's Indian Residential School, Museum Of Anthropology:

"Speaking To Memory: Images And Voices From St. Michael's Indian Residential School," U'Mista Cultural Society, Facebook:

  "Residential School Survivors And Leaders Gather To Mark Demolition Of St. Michael's Indian Residential School In Alert Bay, B.C.," February 19, 2015, Reconciliation Canada.

St. Michael's Residential School (Alert Bay, B.C.) Fonds -- Anglican Diocese Of British Columbia Archives:


Alberni Residential School

  Alberni Indian Residential School, The Children Remembered: Residential School Archive Project -- United Church Of Canada Archives:

Alberni Indian Residential School Images, the Children Remembered -- United Church Of Canada Archives:

Alberni Residential School Fonds, United Church Of Canada British Columbia Conference Archives:

Alberni Indian Residential School, Eugenics Archive:

  "Canada's Nutrition Experiments On First Nations: 1942-1952," Mid Island News Blog.

"Port Alberni Residential School," Coast Salish Artist Joe Jack:


General

Residential School, Photographic Collections, British Columbia -- Library And Archives Canada:

"Residential Schools," Cultural Safety -- Module 1, People's Experience Of Colonization:  Part of a teaching packet from the University of Victoria.

Reconciliation And Indigenous Justice, United Church Of Canada:

Ian Mosby Blog:

List Of Indian Residential Schools In Canada -- Wikipedia:

Witness Blanket -- Pieces Of History:

  Ahousaht Indian Residential School, The Children Remembered: Residential School Archive Project -- United Church Of Canada Archives:

  Coqualeetza Industrial Institute, The Children Remembered: Residential School Archive Project -- United Church Of Canada Archives:

  Kitamaat -- Elizabeth Long Memorial Home, The Children Remembered: Residential School Archive Project -- United Church Of Canada Archives:

  Port Simpson -- Crosby Girls' And Boys' Homes, The Children Remembered: Residential School Archive Project -- United Church Of Canada Archives:


Video And Audio Sources

Saint Michael's (Alert Bay) Residential School

Chief Robert Joseph Part 1 -- Culture And Authority; Part 2 -- Residential School Experience; Part 3 -- Reconciliation

Project Heart -- Honouring Residential School Survivors -- A Film By Ed Carswell:

"St. Mike's -- Another Brick In The Wall, V. 3," February 18, 2015.

"Chief Robert Joseph Welcomes Demolition Of Former Alert Bay Residential School," All Points West, CBC, February 11, 2015.

"Former Residential School In Alert Bay Sits Condemned And Crumbling," CTV News, February 27, 2012.

Living Out Loud, CBC, December 2, 2011:  Youth of Alert Bay offer a tour of the community.

Experience Of An Indian Residential School Survivor -- Chief Joseph Talks, June 24, 2010.


Alberni Residential School

"Port Alberni Indian Residential School," 2014:

"First Nations Leaders Demand Apology For Nutritional Experiments," CBC News, July 17, 2013.

"Residential School Survivors Speak In Port Alberni," CTV News, March 12, 2012.


General

  "Residential School: First Nations Experiences," Historica Canada, March 3, 2020.

"Residential School Survivor Stories," Where Are The Children:

What Is Reconciliation?:

"Remembering The Children Who Never Came Back From Residential School," On The Island, CBC Radio, December 2, 2019.

"St. Mary's Indian Residential School, Mission, B.C., 1861," January 30, 2017.

"Hidden Children," The National, CBC News, October 28, 2016.

"Indian Residential School, Kamloops, ca. 1937," Royal B.C. Museum, May 11, 2016.

"St. George's Indian Residential School, Lytton, ca. 1936," Royal B.C. Museum, May 11, 2016.

"Death At Residential Schools," The National, CBC, December 20, 2015.

"Death Toll In Residential Schools," The National, CBC, December 14, 2015.

"Teaching The History Of Residential Schools," National, CBC News, September 4, 2015.

"Residential School Policy Called 'Cultural Genocide,'" National, CBC News, June 2, 2015.

"'The Eyes Of Children' -- Life At A Residential School," CBC Digital Archives, December 25, 1962:  A CBC documentary that profiles the Roman Catholic-run Kamloops Indian Residential School.


On-Line Articles

Tristin Hopper, "The Names Of All 202 Children Known To Have Died In Vancouver Island Residential Schools," The Capital (October 2, 2019).

  Bob Weber, "Hungry Aboriginal Kids, Adults Were Subject Of Nutritional Experiments: Paper," Maclean's (July 16, 2013).

Crystal Fraser and Ian Mosby, "Setting Canadian History Right?: A Response To Ken Coates' 'Second Thoughts About Residential Schools,'" ActiveHistory.Ca.


 

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