Truth and Reconciliation
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
September 30
To recognize and commemorate the legacy of residential schools.
The following resources are not a comprehensive list. Please search Destiny the KAHS library program for other materials or ask Ms. Wittebolle for help looking for more.
KAHS Truth & Reconciliation Resources
KAHS Indigenous Focus
Websites
Empowering The Spirit
Educational Resource to Support Reconciliation
Alberta Regional Consortia
National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
"The NCTR is a place of learning and dialogue where the truths of the residential school experience will be honoured and kept safe for future generations." (from website)
University of Manitoba hosts
Secret Path
by Gord Downie & Jeff Lemire
Proceeds from the sale of Secret Path will go to The Gord Downie Secret Path Fund for Truth and Reconciliation via The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation at The University of Manitoba.
Downie & Wenjack Fund
Our goal is to improve the lives of Indigenous people by building awareness, education, and connections between all peoples in Canada. (from website)
Blackfoot Language Workbook
Orange Shirt Day
Indigenous Veterans' Remembrance
While exact statistics are difficult to determine, the rate of Indigenous participation in Canada's military efforts over the years has been impressive. These determined volunteers were often forced to overcome many challenges to serve in uniform, from learning a new language and adapting to cultural differences, to having to travel great distances from their remote communities just to enlist.
(Photo and information obtained from https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/people-and-stories/indigenous-veterans)
KAHS Fiction
KAHS Watches It
Read It & Watch It
"The story takes place in late 1950s Ontario, where eight-year-old Saul Indian Horse is torn from his Ojibway family and committed to one of Canada’s notorious Catholic Residential Schools. In this oppressive environment, Saul is denied the freedom to speak his language or embrace his Indigenous culture and he witnesses and experiences all kinds of abuse at the hands of the very people who were entrusted with his care. Despite this, Saul finds salvation in the unlikeliest of places and the most favourite of Canadian pastimes — hockey. Fascinated by the game, he secretly teaches himself how to play, and develops a unique and rare skill. It’s as if he has eyes in the back of his head and can see the game in a way no other player can.
Saul’s talent leads him away from the misery of the Residential School to a Northern Ontario Indigenous league and eventually to the pros - but the terrors of Saul’s past seem to follow him. Forced to confront painful memories and revelations, he draws on the strength of his ancestors and the understanding of his friends to gain the compassion he sorely needs to begin healing.
Saul Indian Horse’s story is one that needs to be shared with all Canadians - settler and Indigenous people alike. The story is one of loss and fear, but also one of hope and resilience. Indian Horse dramatically brings the dark history of Canada to the big screen and in the process tells a universal story of hope."
- taken directly from indianhorse.ca/en/book
Website for the movie and book with educational materials!
