Healing and Reconciliation Through E ducation VIC CTEP/EDUCATION AND SOCIETY MINOR 2014 Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre Summ er Institute July 21 to August 4 2014 POLI 3506: Justice as Healing: Addressing the Legacy of Canada’s Residential Schools Policy This course examines the origins, purposes and effects of Canada’s residential schools policies and the efforts of Aboriginal Peoples, along with governments, churches, education and other organizations, to address their impacts through legal, public policy, educational and commu- nity-based means. Residential School Elders and the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre will assist in the consideration of projects of “sharing, healing and learning” such as those pioneered locally by the Shingwauk Alumni, Algoma University and the Shingwauk Education Trust, and national initiatives such as the Apologies, the Aboriginal Healing Founda- tion, the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and programs of Healing and Reconciliation through Education. The course will take place at Algoma University, which is located on the historic site of the Shingwauk and Wawanosh Indian Residential Schools. The Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre The Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC) is a recent integration and consolidation of two major initiatives of Algoma University (AU) and its partners, the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association (CSAA) and the National Residential Schools Survivors Society (NRSSS): the Shingwauk Project, founded in 1979; and the Residential School Research, Archive and Visitor’s Centre, founded in 2005. The SRSC is a cross-cultural research and educational development project of AU, CSAA, and NRSSS. The founders of these decades-long efforts were joined together by their recognition of the profound importance of the commitment to the Shingwauk Trust and the relationship with Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples that AU assumed upon its relocation in 1971, in partnership with the Keewatinung Anishnabek Institute, to the site of the former Shingwauk and Wawanosh Indian Residential Schools. For over three decades the SRSC and its predecessors have partnered with many organizations including the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, the Anglican Church of Canada, the Dan Pine Healing Lodge, Nishnawbe-Aski Nation, and others to:  research, collect, preserve and display the history of Residential Schools across Canada;  develop and deliver projects of “sharing, healing and learning” in relation to the impacts of the Schools, and of individual and community restoration; and accomplish “the true realization of Chief Shingwauk’s Vision.” Experience Based Learning and Field Trips  Visiting the Agawa Pictographs on Lake Superior  Learning about historical geography, trade routes, and Northern landscapes while visiting Pancake Bay and Lake Superior Provincial Park  Visiting the Ermatinger Clergue national historic site to learn about the fur trade and early history of Sault Ste Marie Historic Site of Shingwauk and Wawanosh Indian Residential Schools  Meeting with Survivors who attended the Shingwauk Residential School  Tour of the historic site including the chapel, cemetery, and former Residential School building  Learn about local commemoration initiatives Seminar and Sharing Circle Topics  Legacy and impacts of residential schools  Government and church apologies  Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and Truth and Reconciliation Commission as restorative justice  Healing and Reconciliation  Education initiatives and resources Emphasis on student participation, discussion, and engagement Victoria College CTEP students at Dan Pine Healing Lodge, 2012 Hands-on Experience  Meetings with Survivor Elders and descendants  Participate in the Healing and Reconciliation through Education: Art and Archives Gathering and Conference, August 1st—3rd, 2014  Field trips to local historical First Nation communities and sites  Visit to the Dan Pine Healing Lodge in Garden River First Nation Course Syllabus: Algoma University Healing and Reconciliation through Education POLI 3506: Justice as Healing: Addressing the Legacy of Canada’s Residential Schools Policy Course Content: This course examines the origins, purposes and effects of Canada’s residential schools policies and the efforts of Aboriginal Peoples, along with governments, churches, education and other organizations, to address their impacts through legal, public policy, educational and community-based means. Residential School Elders and the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre will assist in the consideration of projects of “sharing, healing and learning” such as those pioneered locally by the Shingwauk Alumni, Algoma University and the Shingwauk Education Trust, and national initiatives such as the Apologies, the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and programs of Healing and Reconciliation through Education. Prerequisites: None, but upper level in good standing in program. (SEM 3) (3 cr) Methodology and Learning Outcomes: Hands-on experience in an Indian Residential Schools Archive and Research Centre on a historic former Residential Schools campus with direct interaction with Survivor Elders and their descendants will provide students with a community-based and potentially transformative educational experience in relation to Canada’s IRS Legacy and the various means used to address it personally, communally and professionally. Students will participate in a traditional Shingwauk Residential Schools Gathering and Conference on the theme of “Healing and Reconciliation through Education: Art and Archives” and learn how Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians have been impacted by the IRS-system and about the responsibility all have to understand the National Apology and to fulfil the promise it represents. Field trips to histori- cal First Nation communities and locations in the Algoma and Lake Superior region will underscore the unique role of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada’s de- velopment through sharing by Treaties and cross-cultural learning through Teaching Wigwams. Field trips will be followed by seminars (3hrs each) con- ducted as investigative or sharing circles involving high levels of student par- ticipation and discussion. Course Material and Resources: All course materials will be provided in hard copy and/or online/digital versions. Books and Booklets: Aboriginal Healing Foundation, Summary: Final Report of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, (Ottawa: AHF, 2006) Aboriginal Healing Foundation, From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools, (Ottawa: AHF, 2008) (PDF available from http://speakingmytruth.ca/?page_id=9) Don Jackson ed., From Teaching Wigwam to Shingwauk University, (Sault Ste. Marie: Shingwauk Project, 1992) Edward F. Wilson, Missionary Work Amongst the Ojibway, (Oxford: OUP 1883), and “Fair Play” Papers, The Canadian Indian (CIRAS, 1890) Shelagh Rogers, Mike DeGagne, Jonathan Dewar, Glen Lowry, eds., Speak- ing My Truth: Reflections on Reconciliation & Residential School, (Ottawa: AHF, 2012) Book Chapters and Articles: Archibald, Linda and Jonathan Dewar. “Creative Arts, Culture, and Healing: Building an Evidence Base”. Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health 8(3), Winter 2010. (Available in PDF) Castellano, Marlene Brant, Linda Archibald, and Mike DeGagné. “Introduction” and “Conclusion”. From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools. Ottawa: Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2008. (PDF available from http://speakingmytruth.ca/?page_id=9) Castellano, Marlene Brant. “A Holistic Approach to Reconciliation: Insights from Research of the Aboriginal Healing Foundation”. From Truth to Recon- ciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools. Ottawa: Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2008. (PDF available from http://speakingmytruth.ca/? page_id=9) Dewar, Jonathan. “Introduction.” Response, Responsibility, and Renewal: Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Journey. Aboriginal Healing Foundation: Ottawa, 2009. (Available in PDF: http://speakingmytruth.ca/?page_id=11) Book Chapters and Articles Continued: Dufrene, Phoebe. “Utilizing the Arts for Healing from a Native American Per- spective: Implications for Creative Arts Therapies. The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, 10 (1), 1990. (Available in PDF) Garnet Angeconeb with Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm. “Speaking My Truth: The Journey to Reconciliation.” From Truth to Reconciliation: Transforming the Legacy of Residential Schools. Ottawa: Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2008. (PDF available from http://speakingmytruth.ca/?page_id=9) Robinder Kaur Sehdev. “People of Colour in Treaty.” Cultivating Canada: Reconciliation through the Lens of Cultural Diversity. Aboriginal Healing Foundation: Ottawa, 2011. (PDF available from http://speakingmytruth.ca/? page_id=13) Milloy, John. “Indian Act Colonialism: A Century of Dishonour, 1869-1969.” Research Paper for the National Centre for First Nations Governance, May 2008. (PDF available from http://fngovernance.org/ncfng_research/ milloy.pdf) Roland Chrisjohn and Tanya Wasacase. “Half-Truths and Whole Lies: Rhetoric in the ‘Apology’ and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.” Response, Responsibility, and Renewal: Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Journey. Aboriginal Healing Foundation: Ottawa, 2009. (Available in PDF available from http://speakingmytruth.ca/?page_id=11) Videos: Andree Cazabon, “3rd World Canada”, A. Cazabon, Writer/Dir., (2010) Legacy of Hope Foundation (LHF), “100 Years of Loss”, IRS EduKit, (2011) National Film Board (NFB), “Time Immemorial”, Hugh Brody, Writer/Dir., Tamarack (1991) National Film Board (NFB), “No Turning Back: Royal Commission on Aborigi- nal People” (1996) Nish Media, “Last Call Indian”, Sonia Boileau, Writer/Dir., (2010) Shingwauk Project, “Dr. Dan Pine Sr. Shingwauk Reunion ’81 Welcoming Address”, SRSC (2011)