Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

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historical report non-fiction book truth and reconciliation commission report

Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is a comprehensive, multi-volume account documenting the history, abuses, and lasting impacts of the residential school system on Indigenous peoples in Canada, along with calls to action for reconciliation.

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Label	Occurrences
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action	2
Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada	1
Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada canonical	1
Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final Report	1
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada recommendations	1
final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada	1

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Target entity: Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Context triple: [Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, publishedWork, Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada]

A. Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement is a landmark Canadian class-action settlement that provided compensation to Indigenous survivors of residential schools and established mechanisms for truth-telling, healing, and reconciliation.
B. Canadian Indian residential school system
The Canadian Indian residential school system was a government- and church-run network of institutions that forcibly assimilated Indigenous children, causing widespread cultural loss, abuse, and intergenerational trauma.
C. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was a national body established to document the history and lasting impacts of the Indian Residential School system and to advance reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state.
D. National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is a Canadian archival and educational institution that preserves the history and legacy of the Indian Residential School system and supports ongoing truth, reconciliation, and healing efforts.
E. Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience
"Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience" is a museum exhibition that explores the history and impact of American Indian boarding schools on Native students, families, and communities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Target entity description: Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is a comprehensive, multi-volume account documenting the history, abuses, and lasting impacts of the residential school system on Indigenous peoples in Canada, along with calls to action for reconciliation.

A. Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement
The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement is a landmark Canadian class-action settlement that provided compensation to Indigenous survivors of residential schools and established mechanisms for truth-telling, healing, and reconciliation.
B. Canadian Indian residential school system
The Canadian Indian residential school system was a government- and church-run network of institutions that forcibly assimilated Indigenous children, causing widespread cultural loss, abuse, and intergenerational trauma.
C. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada was a national body established to document the history and lasting impacts of the Indian Residential School system and to advance reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and the Canadian state.
D. National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is a Canadian archival and educational institution that preserves the history and legacy of the Indian Residential School system and supports ongoing truth, reconciliation, and healing efforts.
E. Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience
"Remembering Our Indian School Days: The Boarding School Experience" is a museum exhibition that explores the history and impact of American Indian boarding schools on Native students, families, and communities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical report ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ truth and reconciliation commission report ⓘ
addresses	impact of residential schools on Indigenous communities ⓘ impact of residential schools on Indigenous families ⓘ loss of language and culture among Indigenous peoples ⓘ ongoing legacy of residential schools ⓘ role of churches in residential schools ⓘ role of the Canadian state in residential schools ⓘ
aimsTo	educate the Canadian public ⓘ honour residential school survivors ⓘ inform public policy ⓘ promote reconciliation in Canada ⓘ
author	Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ⓘ
commissionedBy	Government of Canada ⓘ linked to: Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
contains	archival research ⓘ historical analysis ⓘ legal analysis ⓘ policy recommendations ⓘ statistical data ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Canada ⓘ
documents	emotional abuse in residential schools ⓘ neglect and poor living conditions in residential schools ⓘ physical abuse in residential schools ⓘ policies of forced assimilation ⓘ sexual abuse in residential schools ⓘ testimonies of residential school survivors ⓘ
focusesOn	abuses in residential schools ⓘ cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples ⓘ history of residential schools in Canada ⓘ intergenerational trauma ⓘ reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ human rights literature ⓘ report ⓘ
includes	Calls to Action ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
mainSubject	Canadian Indian residential school system ⓘ Indigenous peoples in Canada ⓘ linked to: Aboriginal peoples of Canada truth and reconciliation ⓘ
numberOfVolumes	7 ⓘ
producedBy	Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ⓘ
publicationYear	2015 ⓘ
publisher	McGill-Queen’s University Press ⓘ
relatedTo	Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ⓘ linked to: Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement ⓘ Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ⓘ

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada → publishedWork → Canada’s Residential Schools: The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada ⓘ

Catholic Church in Canada → subjectOf → Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada recommendations ⓘ