Historica Canada
Historica Canada is the largest independent organization devoted to enhancing awareness of Canadian history and citizenship. Our programs, all of which are offered bilingually, reach more than eight million Canadians annually. Our staff regularly travel coast to coast to coast to meet participants and promote engagement in our activities. Our programs are aimed at appealing to Canadians of all ages and backgrounds, although several specifically focus on youth.
As a partner for Every Child Matters they have provided the following educational resources:
Truth and Reconciliation Week
Day 1 – Treaties and Land
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Indigenous Treaties in Canada Collection
Indigenous Treaties in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Treaties in Canada
http://education.historicacanada.ca/en/tools/260
Timelines from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Acts and Treaties
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/acts-and-treaties
Voices From Here: Richard Hill
Voices From Here: Richard Hill – Transcript
Voices From Here Education Guide: Section 3
Voices From Here: Russel Myers Ross
Voices From Here: Russel Myers Ross – Transcript
Voices From Here Education Guide: Section 6
Video – Heritage Minutes: Naskumituwin (Treaty)
Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide
Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide (historicacanada.ca)
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Oka Crisis (Kanesatake Resistance)
Oka Crisis (Kanesatake Resistance) – Article
Oka Crisis (Kanesatake Resistance) – Timeline
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – 1492 Land Back Lane
1492 Land Back Lane | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Day 2 – Language and Culture
Voices From Here: Jacey Firth-Hagen
Voices From Here: Jacey Firth-Hagen – Transcript
Voices From Here Education Guide: Section 4
Voices From Here: Janet Evic and Jessie Kangok
Voices From Here: Janet Evic and Jessie Kangok – Transcript
Voices From Here Education Guide: Section 4
Lillian Elias: A Residential School Survivor’s Story
Indigenous Language Revitalization in Canada
Indigenous Language Revitalization in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Indigenous Sign Languages in Canada
Indigenous Sign Languages in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Day 3 & 4 – Truth and Reconciliation
Voix d’ici: Andre Carrier
Voix d’ici: Andre Carrier – Transcript
Voices From Here Education Guide: Section 1
Voix d’ici: Madeleine Basile
Voix d’ici: Madeleine Basile – Transcript
Voices From Here Education Guide: Section 1
Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Residential Schools Podcast Series
Residential Schools Podcast Series | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Residential Schools: First Nations Experiences
Residential Schools: First Nations Experiences – Transcript
Residential Schools: Métis Experiences
Residential Schools: Métis Experiences – Transcript
Residential Schools: Inuit Experiences
Residential Schools: Inuit Experiences – Transcript
Residential Schools in Canada: History and Legacy Education Guide
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Residential Schools in Canada
Residential Schools in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Residential Schools in Canada (Plain-Language Summary) | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Residential Schools in Canada Interactive Map
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools-in-canada-interactive-map
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – I Couldn’t Forget: Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation
I Couldn’t Forget: Reflections on Truth and Reconciliation | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Truth and Reconciliation Commission | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Plain-Language Summary) | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Experiences at Residential School
Inuit Experiences at Residential School | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Métis Experiences at Residential School | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Resistance and Residential Schools
Resistance and Residential Schools | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Intergenerational Trauma and Residential Schools
Intergenerational Trauma and Residential Schools | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Intergenerational Trauma: Residential Schools
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Reconciliation in Canada
Reconciliation in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Residential Schools in Canada: A Timeline
Heritage Minutes: Chanie Wenjack
Heritage Minutes: Chanie Wenjack (Anishinaabemowin) – YouTube
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Residential Schools
Timelines from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Residential Schools
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/residential-schools
Day 5 – Knowledge Sharing – Elder and Youth Dialogues
Voices From here: Wes FineDay
Voices From Here: Wes FineDay – Transcript
Voices From Here Education Guide: Introduction
Voices From Here Education Guide: Section 5
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Indigenous Oral Histories and Primary Sources
Indigenous Oral Histories and Primary Sources | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Exploring the Arctic through Oral History
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/arctic-exploration-an-oral-history
Louis Ameralik’s Story of a Shipwreck
The Indian Act a Summary
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Indigenous Elders in Canada
Indigenous Elders in Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Other Resources
Voices From Here Education Guide
Voices From Here (historicacanada.ca)
Voices From Here: Lori Campbell
Voices From Here: Lori Campbell – Transcript
Voices From Here Education Guide: Section 2
Voices From Here: Adam North Peigan
Voices From Here: Adam North Peigan – Transcript
Voices From Here Education Guide: Section 2
Records of Service Podcast: Episode 3 – The Tomkins Brothers
Record of Service Podcast Episode 3: The Tomkins Brothers | The Canadian Encyclopedia
Indigenous Peoples Playlist
Videos – Heritage Minutes
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak – YouTube
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak (Inuktitut) – YouTube
Heritage Minutes: Tommy Prince – YouTube
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights – YouTube
Videos – Canada History Week
Canada History Week 2018: Joey Angnatok – YouTube
Canada History Week 2017: A New Way Forward – YouTube
Canada’s first and only mixed World Heritage Site – YouTube
The Anishinaabe woman who walked for water rights – YouTube
Videos
Women in Canadian History: Mary Two-Axe Earley – YouTube
Olivia Poole: The Ojibwe woman who invented the baby jumper – YouTube
Indigenous Art & Stories
Quizzes
Easy: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/quiz/cc-quiz-indigenous-peoples-easy
Medium: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/quiz/cc-quiz-indigenous-peoples-medium
Hard: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/quiz/cc-quiz-indigenous-peoples-hard
Resources for Adults and Teachers
Indigenous Peoples and Twentieth-Century Canadian Military History
http://education.historicacanada.ca/en/tools/488
Indigenous Perspectives Education Guide
https://fb.historicacanada.ca/education/english/indigenous-perspectives/
Residential Schools in Canada: History and Legacy Education Guide
http://education.historicacanada.ca/en/tools/647
High School Level – Grade 9 – 12
Podcast – Record of Service Podcast: The Tomkins Brothers
Residential Schools Podcast Series
Podcast – Residential Schools Awareness Campaign: First Nation Experiences
Podcast – Residential Schools Awareness Campaign: Métis Experiences
Podcast – Residential Schools Awareness Campaign: Inuit Experiences
High School Level – Grade 10 – 12
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Archaeological Sites
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/collection/archaeological-sites
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – First Nations
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/index.php/en/collection/collection-of-fn
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Indigenous Peoples
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/collection/aboriginal-peoples
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Inuit
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/collection/inuit-peoples
Resources from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Metis
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/collection/metis
Timelines from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Colonialization
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/colonization-and-immigration
Timelines from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Indigenous Peoples
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/first-nations
Timelines from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Indigenous Suffrage
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/indigenous-suffrage
Timelines from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Key Moments in Indigenous History Timeline
http://education.historicacanada.ca/en/tools/495
Timelines from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Louis Riel
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/louis-riel
Timelines from The Canadian Encyclopedia – Nunavut
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/nunavut
Timelines from The Canadian Encyclopedia – The Fur Trade
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/timeline/the-fur-trade
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.