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NCTR Education Presentations

About the NCTR Education Presentations

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) offers presentations, workshops, and educational activities upon request. Each session is customized to match the audience’s knowledge and interest in residential schools and the archives.

Whether your audience is new to the topic of residential schools or wants to learn about social justice actions, NCTR staff can engage the public on various subjects related to our mandate.

Topics and Themes

Common topics requested include:

Residential school history and residential school experiences
Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement
History of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) and the NCTR
NCTR collection and how to access and work with the archives (including how to conduct primary source document analysis)
Colonial systems and impacts (60s scoop, day schools, sanatoriums, MMIWG)
Intergenerational trauma and healing
Student Memorial Register, missing children, and unmarked burials
Getting engaged with the Calls to Action and social justice action.

Book a Presentation

To book a presentation, please use the request form below and our team will work with you to create a custom presentation that best meets your needs.

To help inform your decision, you can review and download the NCTR background and educational training options (PDF). This document includes information on available programming, content, delivery, costs, and sample agendas.

Requests from educators, students, organizations, and the private and public sectors are evaluated by the NCTR education team to determine the appropriate speaker.

Engagement can range in length anywhere from an hour to half-day programs and are available throughout the year.

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Presentation Request Form

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Form Instructions

Due to capacity and Truth and Reconciliation Week programming the NCTR does not take speaking engagements in the last 2 weeks in September (Sep 16-Sep 30).

Submit your requests for speakers, presentations, and professional development. A member of the education unit will review and respond accordingly.

This form will collect the following information:

Organizer contact info
Event info
Details about the presentation content

French Language Sessions

The NCTR Education Unit is able to support English and French language sessions for all content.

Fees

The NCTR works on a sliding fee scale to ensure all groups and organizations have access to presentation content and information. We recommend a donation of $300 for every hour worth of engagement or development of new content.

Scheduling Notice

Please allow at least 2 weeks time between creating your request and the day you are requesting our service.

Organizer Information

Please provide your name, organization, and contact information.

Name*

First Name Last Name

Job Title

Organization*

Email*

Phone

Event Information

Please provide the following information about the desired engagement.

Type of engagement:*

Select the type of engagement from the NCTR.

If other, please identify:

If the type of engagement is not listed, please identify how you would like to engage with the Centre.

Length of commitment:*

Please confirm the length of time requested with the NCTR.

Estimated number of participants:*

How many participants do you estimate will be in attendance.

Is this an in-person or virtual engagement:*

If in-person, what location:

Confirm whether the engagement is to be held at the NCTR or another location. Please include address if another location.

If virtual, what platform:

Please identify what platform is to be used if a virtual engagement.

If other, what platform:

If the virtual platform you wish to use is not listed, please identify it here.

Please tell us about the guests who will be attending the event. If this is for a group of employees, please specify the organization or department. If this is for a group of students, please specify the faculty or specific course name.*

Please write a few notes to describe the guests.

Please take a moment to ask the group if anyone has attended an event or presentation by the NCTR in the past and if so, the content discussed. We ask this question to avoid repetition and to prepare content accordingly.*

Please write a few notes that confirm whether audience members have heard from the NCTR on a prior occasion.

Please list a few dates (including times or restrictions) that would work for the engagement.*

Please provide a few suggested dates and times for the engagement.
We require up to 2 weeks advanced notice to respond to your request. Please arrange accordingly.

Presentation Content

Please complete this section if you are hoping for more than just a standard presentation of NCTR educational material.

How would you rate the group’s current knowledge of the NCTR and the history of the Residential School system in Canada?*

Please write a few notes about the group’s knowledge level about residential schools or the requested content.

Engagement Content:*

Please select the topics, themes, or specific content that you would like covered during the engagement.
Please do not select all topics. Your chosen topics should fit within the time frame you are asking for. Our presenters can cover 1 topic in 30 minutes and up to 2 topics in 1 hour.

Residential school history

Residential school experiences

Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA)

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC)

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and its activities

NCTR database and collection (including how to conduct primary source document analysis)

Colonial systems and impacts (sixties scoop, day schools, sanatoriums, MMIWG)

Intergenerational trauma and healing

The student memorial register, missing children, and unmarked burials

Calls to Action

Allyship

Engagement Content:

Please provide a description of content desired if the topic is not listed above or if you have more detailed request.

Please list any additional comments or requests that you believe would be helpful in the planning of this engagement.

Please provide any additional questions, comments, or requests.

Are there any accessibility services guests may require, such as closed captions? The NCTR will do its best to accommodate accessibility requirements.

Please provide a few notes on any accessibility options that are needed.

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NCTR’s spirit name – bezhig miigwan, meaning “one feather”.

Bezhig miigwan calls upon us to see each Survivor coming to the NCTR as a single eagle feather and to show those Survivors the same respect and attention an eagle feather deserves. It also teaches we are all in this together — we are all one, connected, and it is vital to work together to achieve reconciliation.

NCTR is located on the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation.

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation sits in the heart of Turtle Island and as a national organization we strive to represent and serve all of Turtle Island’s people.