TRUTH | Records, archives & reports
Find sources for viewing archival records related to residential schools. Access the reports of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and those of other projects related to studying residential schools.
Search the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Archives
- Archives database - National Centre for Truth and ReconciliationThis site provides access to a massive collection of archival material related to individual residential schools and to the activities, including survivors' testimonies, of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
- About the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation collectionThis page describes the type of records held by the NCTR. These include materials from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (for example, surivors' testimonies), federal government records about the schools and some church records.
Library and Archives Canada
- Residential School Records Resources. What is found at Library and Archives Canada?Find guides about the following topics:
•What is found at Library and Archives Canada?
•Finding Residential School Records
•Types of federal government records held at Library and Archives Canada
•Types of non-governmental records held at Library and Archives Canada
•Online Resources for Kids
City of Winnipeg Archives
- Research Guide - Indigenous Peoples and Records - City of Winnipeg ArchivesThis is a guide to Indigenous-related materials held by the City of Winnipeg Archives. Topics:
• Urban Indigenous Population
• Settler Colonialism
• Building Relationships
• Indian Residential Schools
• The Aqueduct, Shoal Lake, and Winnipeg
• Family History
• Indigenous Achievement
• Researcher Services
Available with a Winnipeg Public Library membership
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Reports from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Reports and other research projects
- reports & studies about the Indian Residential Schools System (modern day and historical) - National Centre for Truth and ReconcilationThis page from the NCTR brings together many different reports and studies about residential schools. You will find Truth and Reconcilation Commission of Canada reports, studies from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, an RCMP report about their involvement and a number of historical government reports advocating for the use of the schools.
- Aboriginal Healing FoundationThe stated mission of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation is to "provide resources which will promote reconciliation and encourage and support Aboriginal people and their communities in building and reinforcing sustainable healing processes." The Foundation no longer operates but the website remains and gives access to the many research documents produced.
- Legacy of Hope FoundationThe Legacy of Hope Foundation stated focus is "the development and implementation of programming that educates Canadians about the legacy of residential schools and that also supports the ongoing healing process of Survivors."
- Where Are The Children? Healing the Legacy of Residential SchoolsWebsite for what was a physical exhibition of photographs. This site contains images and videos survivor stories, a residential school timeline and more. "Developed in 2001, the goals of Where are the Children? Healing the Legacy of the Residential Schools are to: acknowledge the experiences of, and the impacts and consequences of Canada’s Residential School System on Aboriginal peoples; to create a public and historical record of this period in Canadian history that could be easily accessed by Canadians; and to promote public awareness, understanding and education of the history and legacy of residential schools."