Truth and Reconciliation Commission
This list contains reports issued or created by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future
2015
Summary of the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation of Canada.
What We Have Learned
2015
Principles of Truth and Reconciliation
The Survivors Speak
2015
A Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action
2015
In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following calls to action.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The History, Part 1 Origins to 1939
2015
The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 1.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The History, Part 1 Origins to 1939
2015
Index for: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 1.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The History, Part 2: 1939 to 2000
2015
The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 1.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The History, Part 2: 1939 to 2000
2015
Index for: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 1.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Inuit and Northern Experience
2015
The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 2.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Inuit and Northern Experience
2016
Index for: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 2.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Métis Experience
2016
The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 3.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Métis Experience
2016
Index for: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 3.
Canada’s Residential Schools: Missing Children and Unmarked Burials
2016
The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 4.
Canada’s Residential Schools: Missing Children and Unmarked Burials
2016
Index for: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 4.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Legacy
2015
The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 5.
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Legacy
2015
Index for: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 5.
Canada’s Residential Schools: Reconciliation
2015
The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 6.
Canada’s Residential Schools: Reconciliation
2015
Index for: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 6.
Modern Reports
This list contains relevant and important reports issued in recent years related to the residential school system.
The Role of the RCMP During the Indian Residential School System
2011
Composed of research done by the RCMP on itself, this report documents some aspects of the force's involvement in the Indian Residential School (IRS) system.
Canadian Public Opinion on Aboriginal Peoples
2016
A national survey of non-Aboriginal Canadians.
Historical Reports
This list contains relevant and important historical reports related to the residential school system.
White Paper
A policy paper Issued in 1969, the White Paper advocated the assimilation of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.
1869 Gradual Enfranchisement Act
A number of pieces of legislation, including the Gradual Civilization Act (1857) and Gradual Enfranchisement Act (1869) were consolidated in the Indian Act of 1876.
Ryerson Report
This 1847 report by Chief Superintendent of Education in Upper Canada Egerton Ryerson advocated the use of Industrial schools for educating Aboriginal children.
1876 Indian Act
Bagot report
Governor General Sir Charles Bagot wrote this report in 1844, making a range of recommendations, including the creation of boarding schools.
Bill - an act to encourage the gradual civilization of Indian tribes
The Indian Act of 1876 consolidated a number of pieces of legislation, including the Gradual Civilization Act (1857) and Gradual Enfranchisement Act (1869).
Davin Report
Commissioned by Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald, recommendations in this report led to the creation of government funded Industrial schools in Canada.
National Crime
Working for the federal government, Peter Bryce repeatedly reported that tuberculosis and poor conditions in residential schools were decimating Aboriginal populations.
Aboriginal Healing Foundation Reports
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Cultivating Canada: Reconciliation through the Lens of Cultural Diversity.
The final volume in a series published by the AHF as it prepared to close its doors, this volume is the AHF's final word in terms of its research agenda.
AHF Final Report: Volume 1 (A Healing Journey: Reclaiming Wellness) - 20mb PDF
The final report and summary of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
Volume 2 (Measuring Progress: Program Evaluation) - 28mb PDF
The final report and summary of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
Volume 3 (Promising Healing Practices in Aboriginal Communities) - 16mb PDF
The final report and summary of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
Final Report Summary- 17mb PDF
The final report and summary of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
Final Report in Inuktitut - 17mb PDF
The final report and summary of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
AHF Case Studies
Thirteen case studies conducted through the AHF as part of their impact evaluation process.
A Compendium of Aboriginal Healing Foundation Research.
A compilation of major research initiatives undertaken by experts in various fields on behalf of the AHF.
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement's Common Experience Payment and Healing: A Qualitative Study Exploring Impacts on Recipients.
This study reports on how the common experience payment has impacted Survivors and their healing.
Residential Schools, Prisons, and HIV/AIDS among Aboriginal People in Canada: Exploring the Connections.
This report considers the unique set of needs Aboriginal people may have as a part of the legacy of the Residential Schools era, and particularly relating to HIV/AIDS.
Aboriginal Healing in Canada: Studies in Therapeutic Meaning and Practice
This report considers the unique needs Aboriginal people may have as a part of the legacy of the Residential Schools era, and particularly relating to HIV/AIDS.
Response, Responsibility and Renewal: Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Journey
The second volume of a two-volume set this volume contains reflections on the opportunities truth and reconciliation process.
From Truth to Reconciliation : Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools
This work brings together a diverse group of authors who all reflect on the questions, challenges, and opportunities reconciliation raises.
Suicide Among Aboriginal People in Canada
This report looks at the complex issues that surround Aboriginal suicide in Canada.
Lump Sum Compensation Payments Study
This report looks at the issues that arise or are exacerbated as a result of lump sum financial payments to survivors.
Addictive Behaviours Among Aboriginal People in Canada
This report explores addictive behaviours by positioning them in the context of Aboriginal history and culture.
Reclaiming Connections: Understanding Residential School Trauma Among Aboriginal People
Reclaiming Connections is an manual intended to help in understand the experience of residential school trauma for Aboriginal people.
Métis History and Experience and Residential Schools in Canada
A report foregrounding the experiences of Métis children in residential schools, and the issues they have faced and continue to face as a result.
A Brief Report of the Federal Government of Canada's Residential School System for Inuit
This report summarizes the federal government's involvement in Inuit education as reported by David King in an earlier report for the Aboriginal Healing Foundation.
Decolonization and Healing: Indigenous Experiences in the United States, New Zealand, Australia and Greenland
A study of Indigenous decolonization and healing in the United States, New Zealand, Australia and Greenland.
Warrior-Caregivers: Understanding the Challenges and Healing of First Nations Men
Discusses issues relating particularly to men and the challenges they face as a result of their residential school experiences.
Aboriginal Domestic Violence in Canada
This study looks at the contextual web relating to Aboriginal family violence advocating a framework for intervention that addresses root causes.
Aboriginal Elder Abuse in Canada
This study looks at the issue of elder abuse among Aboriginal people in Canada.
Aboriginal People, Resilience and the Residential School Legacy
This report contains a critical analysis of resilience literature in the contexts of the cultures, lived experiences and larger social contexts of IRS Survivors.
Aboriginal Sexual Offending in Canada
This report looks at the unique circumstances that attend sexual offence issues for Aboriginal communities.
Historic Trauma and Aboriginal Healing
This study puts forward a model for describing intergenerational transmission of historic trauma and the implications of this transmission.
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Among Aboriginal People in Canada: Review and Analysis of the Intergenerational Links to Residential Schools
This report examines FAS in the context of the intergenerational effects of the residential school era.
Mental Health Profiles for a sample of British Columbia's Aboriginal Survivors of the Canadian Residential School System
This research report examines the abuse, mental health and health profiles of 127 Survivors through an analysis of their case files.