UBC Dialogue

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http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/home/government-policy/the-residential-school-system/ubc-dialogue-full-video-record.html

This is the video I mentioned that we might be able to use some clips from testimony given at a day-long Dialogue on the History and Legacy of the Indian Residential Schools. at the First Nations House of Learning at UBC in November 2011.

You can select different speakers with the chapter index button.

An interesting piece is the beginning of Larry Grant’s speech. He makes a point of using the term “Indian Residential School” as opposed to ” Residential school.” Also the fact that the government did not consider him Indian as his father was Chinese.

If we did use something from this would have to see if they would have higher resolution video source that they could provide, as well as getting permission, of course.

There is also an edited 30 min video of the event,

http://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/home/government-policy/the-residential-school-system/ubc-dialogue-nov-1-2011.html

Exploring Reconciliation

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Canadian Perspectives from the First National Event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, June 16-19, 2010

Series of clips of different people speaking, edited according to topic. This could be useful in the class; teacher or students could isolate the topics to analyse the comments made by various speakers.

0:00 Intro, What is Reconciliation?
4:09 What role does truth-telling play in reconciliation?
7:00 How have the apologies contributed to reconciliation?
8:35 What is the relationship between forgiveness and reconciliation?
11:50 What role does the Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada play in reconciliation?
16:42 What steps have been taken towards reconciliation, or what would be the first steps?
21:00 How would you know that reconciliation has been achieved? What does it look like?
24:45 What are the major challenges facing the possibility of reconciliation?
28:00 Conclusion

‘The Eyes of Children’ – life at a residential school 1962

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CBC 1962

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/society/education/a-lost-heritage-canadas-residential-schools/the-eyes-of-children—life-at-a-residential-school.html
[Note- to get this link to work, change the em dash in the url after “children” to three hyphens (due to WordPress auto changes)]

eye of the children

28min 54 sec.

A film of happy children at the Kamloops Residential School, Christmas, 1961. It might be useful to use some footage, if it is possible to get permission.

Other CBC videos at http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/society/education/a-lost-heritage-canadas-residential-schools/topic—a-lost-heritage-canadas-residential-schools.html
Note: for link to work, in the url change the em dash after “topic” to three hyphens.
Note: You have to sit through ads before the videos start.