National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day) (Sep 30)

Beyond 94 provides status reports on each of the Truth and Reconciliation calls to action, as well as summaries explaining those status reports.

A propaganda video from 1955 that was designed to show the Canadian public that children in residential schools were happy and being treated well.

In this interactive map, students will be able to locate residential schools near their current communities and in other parts of Canada where they may have lived.

Here you will find the text and video of the apology issued by Prime Minister Stephen Harper for the existence of residential schools.

This section of this atlas focuses on residential schools and covers some of the most devastating elements of Canada’s aggressive assimilation policies.

Chief Robert Joseph shares his experience as a residential school survivor and the importance of truth and reconciliation in Canada.

8 short films related to the themes of Orange Shirt Day. Please note that the first film can only be played if your school or school board has a subscription to NFB Campus.

View and learn more about the hundreds of Indian residential schools that were not included in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreemen t

A brief overview of the timeline of residential schools.

Shannen Koostachin was a brave leader who fought for the rights of First Nations children to go to
safe and comfy schools. Learn more about Shannen by reading these pages.

In this 18 minute video, the survivors of residential schools describe their experiences at school and the lasting impact of those experiences in their lives.

This site, with 48-minute documentary, shares the stories of three residential school survivors. The documentary combines archival images with elements from the Wawahte audio book. There is also a gallery of archival photos.