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Indigenous Resources

This guide provides access to resources on Indigenous history, communities, and culture in Canada and NS, as well as government documents. It was developed in consultation with members of the Indigenous community in Nova Scotia and NSCC.

Books

Cover art for 'Out of the depths: the experiences of Mi'kmaw children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia'

Cover art for 'Residential schools: with the words and images of survivors'

Cover art for 'The Education of Augie Merasty'

Cover art for 'Muinji'j Asks Why: The Story of the Mi'kmaq and the Shubenacadie Residential School

Cover art for 'A National Crime'

Cover art for 'Indian school road: legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School'

Cover art for 'Power through testimony: reframing residential schools in the age of reconciliation'

Cover art for 'A Knock on the Door: The Essential History of Residential Schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Cover art for 'My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell'

Government of Canada Resources

Online Resources

Canadian Residential School and Colonial Institutions Database 1620- Present.(CRSCID) - This is a comprehensive database of Residential Schools, Indian Hospitals, and Indian Day Schools in Canada

Mi'kmawey Cultural Centre