Books About the Residential School System
Listen and learn about the history and ongoing impact of Residential Schools with this selection of books suitable for K–12.
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When We Were Alone
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Ispík kákí péyakoyak/When We Were Alone
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Gaawin Gindaaswin Ndaawsii / I Am Not a Number
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I Am Not a Number
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Sugar Falls
A Residential School Story
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Shin-chi's Canoe
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Shi-shi-etko
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Stolen Words
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kimotinâniwiw itwêwina / Stolen Words
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A Stranger at Home
A True Story
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Good for Nothing
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I Lost My Talk
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I'm Finding My Talk
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The Train
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Not My Girl
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Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition)
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As Long as the Rivers Flow
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Reflections from Them Days (English)
A Residential School Memoir from Nunatsiavut
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On the Side of the Angels (English)
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Making a Whole Person (English)
Traditional Inuit Education
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Making a Whole Person (Inuktitut)
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Spirit Bear: Honouring Memories, Planting Dreams
Based on a True Story
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The Orange Shirt Story
The True Story of Orange Shirt Day
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