X̱wi7x̱wa Library Guide
Introduction
"... the residential school introduced features to Aboriginal communities which have been passed on from generation to generation – these are spoken of collectively as the intergenerational legacy of the residential school system. The consequences of the policy of forced assimilation are very much alive in Aboriginal communities."
(From The Healing Has Begun by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation, 2002).
Support Services
For Former Indian Residential Schools Students
The Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line (1-866-925-4419) is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience.
You can also call the Crisis Line to get information on other health supports.
For UBC Students
- Brock Hall, 1874 East Mall, Room 1040. Phone: 604-822-3811
- For Aboriginal students: First Nations Longhouse, 1985 West Mall. Phone: 604 822 8941
- Sixties Scoop NetworkThe Sixties Scoop Network is a small group of Indigenous child welfare survivors. They are dedicted to re-connecting to culture through ceremony, healing and building community with other survivors. One of their aims is to raise national awareness of the 60s Scoop.
- Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS)The IRSSS Crisis Support line is available 24/7 at 1-800-721-0066. The IRSSS is a British Columbia based organization that also provides numerous other culturally-based services to Indian Residential School Survivors.
- Kuu-us Crisis LineKuu-us Crisis Line Society provides support for Elders, adults and youth within the Port Alberni area as well as Indigenous people throughout the province of British Columbia.
Adults/Elders (250-723-4050)
Child/Youth (250-723-2040)
Toll free (1-800-588-8717)
Métis Line (1-833-638-4722) - Stories of Two-Spirit Indigenous LGBTQ+ Indian Residential and Day School SurvivorsThis project lead by the 2Spirit Council of Fierté Canada Pride assisted and supported 2Spirit Residential School Survivors to tell their stories.
Finding Materials on Health and Healing
UBC Catalogue
Search the UBC Catalogue using subject headings. For example:
Search the UBC Catalogue for Indigenous organizations as the author. For example:
- Author name includes: Aboriginal Healing Foundation
Indexes and Databases
Search the following indexes and databases for keywords. For example: Boarding schools, Indian residential school*, etc.