Residential School Maps & Timelines

Truth and Reconciliation Week: September 25 - September 30, 2023

Truth and Reconciliation Week, which includes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, also known as Orange Shirt Day, provides an opportunity for schools and communities to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope for generations of children to come. It is a time to spread awareness of and reflect on the tragedies experienced as a result of the residential school system.

Interactive Maps

Did you live near a residential school? Explore our interactive map to find out.The residential school system separated 150,000 Indigenous children from their families — and the last one closed in 1996.

Visit our Paths To Reconciliation website during Truth and Reconciliation Week (Sept. 26-30) for age-appropriate materials, such as survivor stories and lesson plans, for students in grades 1 through 12. Also remember to keep visiting this site throughout the year!

Along with an interactive map, there is a teacher’s guide and lesson plans that explore three survivors’ stories.

Can Geo Education’s Indigenous Resources

Ressources autochtones de Can Geo Education

Browse excerpts from the Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada (autochtones du Canada) and pair them with an activity from our teacher’s guide for a powerful lesson on the history of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. A tiled map is also available.

Timelines

Key Moments in Indigenous History

Key_Moments_in_Indigenous_History_Timeline.pdf

Moments clés de l'histoire autochtones

Moments_clés_de_l'histoire_autochtones.pdf

Timelines

wherearethechildren.ca/en/timeline/#0

A Road to Understanding Culture Card (locally created)

CK-road-to-understanding.pdf

This culture card is available in print and sets are at every school. Contact cortnee.goure@sccdsb.net for more copies.