For learning and support …
The Spirit Bear’s Guide to the Trust and Reconciliation Commission of Canada with the 94 calls to action in child friendly words, which is also useful for adults!
Other Ways to Learn More (from SFU):
- Read Chief Dr. Robert Joseph’s new book, Namwayut—We Are All One: A Pathway to Reconciliation
- Learn more about the origins of Orange Shirt Day through founder Phyllis (Jack) Webstad’s personal story
- Read reports and Red Papers from Yellowhead Institute, including the 2021 Status Update on Reconciliation
- Listen to Kuper Island, an 8-part CBC podcast hosted by Duncan McCue about one of Canada’s most notorious residential schools
Supports:
- The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (1-800-721-0066) and 24-hour crisis line (1-866-925-4419)
- The KUU-US Crisis Line Society’s toll-free, 24-hour Indigenous-specific crisis line (1-800-588-8717)
- The First Nations Health Authority’s support for survivors and families who have been directly impacted by the Indian residential school system