TRUTH | Survivors' stories
This page shares sites that have collected and shared the stories of residential school Survivors in their own words. Find written stories and videos.
Video recordings - National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- Learn about the different types survivor statement records held by the NCTRThis page provides direct links to certain part of the NCTR Archives' collection for: Sharing Circles; Sharing Panels; Special Events: and TRC Mini-Documentaries.
- Videos - Sharing PanelsFrom the NCTR: "Sharing panels allowed speakers to share their statements directly with one of the Commissioners of the TRC."
- Videos - Sharing CirclesFrom the NCTR: "These circles provided an opportunity for individuals to share their residential school experiences. Members of the TRC’s Survivor Committee were present for many of the circles."
- The Survivors Speak - Truth and Reconciliation Commission of CanadaA report containing many first-hand accounts of individuals' experiences with the Indian Residential School system.
- Nindibaajimomin - Intergenerational Digital Storytelling on the Legacy of Residential Schools, Oral History Centre - University of WinnipegYoutube playlist.
A joint project of the Oral History Centre and the Department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Winnipeg through which survivors and intergenerational survivors of residential schools recorded their stories and experiences.
Legacy of Hope Foundation - exhibits websites
- Residential School Survior StoriesA series of videos hosted on the Where Are the Children exhibition website, a project of the Legacy of Hope Foundation.
"The following is a selection of Survivor stories drawn from the Our Stories…Our Strength video collection. We are grateful to the men and women who have shared their personal and often painful accounts of their experiences of residential school and its legacy. It is by sharing these truths that we can all continue to work toward understanding and healing." - Inuit Survivors - from We Were So Far AwayWe Were So Far Away site produced by the Legacy of Hope Foundation.
- Forgotten Métis"This virtual exhibition, curated by Gregory Scofield for the Legacy of Hope Foundation, is the online counterpart to a touring exhibition that aims to give voice to the experience of the many Métis children who were forced to attend Indian Residential Schools."