Residential Schools and Reconciliation

Truth and Reconciliation Lesson Plan

Educator Hannah Morales created this lesson which connects Learning Portal digital media related to residential schools, to the Social Studies curriculum.

Residential Schools Reading List

Some suggested classroom readings about residential schools.

Secret Path Learning Resources

Includes a video and lesson plans from Canadian teachers who have used Secret Path, the story of Chanie Wenjack, a residential school student who died on his way home, trying to escape from residential school. Secret Path is a graphic novel by Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire

Residential School System in Canada

Teacher’s Guide from the governments of Northwest Territories and Nunavut.