Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
NFB Film Series
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC invites you to learn about the colonial history and ongoing impact of the Indian residential school system through this six-part film series, presented in partnership with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). The series runs from September 15 through October 13, 2022 with a […]
Tiny Orange Sweater Crafting Workshop
Thursday, September 15, 2022 10:30 – 11:30 am IRSHDC, 1985 Learners Walk, UBC The Tiny Orange Sweater Project was created to acknowledge the impact residential schools have had on Indigenous peoples since the recent discovery of unmarked graves and recognizes each child who never returned home from residential school. The campaign was initiated through Facebook in 2021 […]
Tsqelmucwilc: The Kamloops Indian Residential School—Resistance and a Reckoning
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 5:30 PM (Doors 5 PM) The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC and Arsenal Pulp Press present a book launch and conversation featuring: Celia Haig-Brown (author)Randy Fred, Nuu-Chah-Nulth (contributor)Garry Gottfriedson, Secwepemc (contributor) In conversation with Kristin Kozar, Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre “Tsqelmucwilc” (pronounced cha-CAL-mux-weel) is […]
Musqueam artist Darryl Blyth creates unique Orange Shirt Day t-shirt design
Darryl Blyth is an artist, graphic designer, and member of the Musqueam Nation. Darryl works as a graphic artist for a sign company and does freelance artwork and graphic design. He specialises in contemporary digital design for print and media and is also emerging as a traditional Salish artist. Darryl is passionate about combining modern […]
MacLean’s: Inside UBC’s Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
Architect Alfred Waugh of Formline Architecture and designer of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC comments on harmonizing Indigenous and Western ways of knowing and the significance of winning a Governor General’s award.
A Long Journey: Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland
“For years, the story of residential schools has been told by the authorities who ran them. A Long Journey helps redress this imbalance by listening closely to the accounts of former students, as well as drawing extensively on government, community, and school archives. The book examines the history of boarding schools in Labrador and St. Anthony, and, […]
Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada Collection
Collection of documentaries related to the 94 calls to action of the TRC.
Arthur Bear Chief on the devastating Experience of Writing about being a Residential School Student
The intergenerational effects of Canada’s Indian Residential Schools have been widely discussed, but limited empirical work exists. I use the confidential wave of the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey of Children and Youth (APSCY) to study the association between mothers’ residential school attendance and their children’s educational outcomes and experiences in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and […]
A Knock on the Door
Knowing the historical backdrop of residential schooling and its legacy is essential to the work of reconciliation. In the past, agents of the Canadian state knocked on the doors of Indigenous families to take the children to school. Now, the Survivors have shared their truths and knocked back. It is time for Canadians to open […]
Indigenous Peoples Day at the Centre
June 21, 10 AM – 4 PM Join us in the gallery space for a day of refreshments, crafts and films. Staff will be available to answer questions about Centre’s work and the Indian residential school system, and to demonstrate the interactive technology. What’s happening Snacks and refreshments provided Crafting and colouring supplies in the […]