Introduction
From 2008-2015, Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) addressed state violence against Indigenous children who attended Indian Residential Schools. Unlike other Truth Commissions in the world, Canada’s was the result of a class action lawsuit. Here you will find resources by and about the TRC as well as the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement.
Canada's Residential Schools - The History, 1939 to 2000 by ISBN: 9780773546516Publication Date: 2015-12-09
Canada's Residential Schools - The Legacy by ISBN: 9780773546493Publication Date: 2015-12-09
Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future: Summary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada 2015ISBN: 9780660020785Publication Date: 2015A summary of the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
- Indian Residential Schools Settlement AgreementThe Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) is the settlement of the largest class action lawsuit in Canada’s history. The parties were former students, the government of Canada, and the churches that ran the institutions The IRSSA only applies to First Nations. It is separate from later agreements regarding Métis peoples, Inuit peoples, and day school students.
- The settlement process: A personal reflectionIn this article, a settler lawyer who worked on the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement describes why it is a unique agreement that takes into consideration Indigenous priorities.