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VIC150 : School and Society

A guide provided by E. J. Pratt Library for students in VIC 150 as taught by Dr. Temitope Adefarakan

Historical Context(s) of Topic

  • history of residential schools in canada and their effects

  • history of truth commissions and/or apologies on residential schooling

  • history of government actions based on their commissions or apologies for residential schooling

Library Catalogue

Search LIBRARY CATALOGUE to find BOOKS

The Library Catalogue searches all campuses and colleges in UofT for:

  • Books; AV material; Maps; Government publications
  • Journals (Magazines, Newspapers) NOT articles   

-Search by combining a few KEYWORDs: ie. residential school*, canada, apology, history, education, etc.

-Sort by PUBLICATION DATE: ie. most recent first

-Use the SUBJECTS (LCSH) of a relevant book, for example"

  • Residential Schools
  • Indians of North America
  • Reparations for Injustices
  • Off-reservation boarding schools--Canada--History
  • Truth commissions Canada


-Search for other works by major AUTHORS in the field, for example:

  • Aboriginal Healing Foundation
  • Roland Chrisjohn

-Refine results by LANGUAGE, LIBRARY, FORMAT, etc.