The following is a list of a small number of publications, from a now much larger literature, dealing with the residential schools or, in the case of the Cajete book and the Ross book, with insight into Indigenous cultures. Any entry on this list would be a good starting point for increasing the reader’s understanding and for delving into more recent literature.
Gregory Cajete, Native Science: Natural Laws of Interdependence. Santa Fe, N.M.: Clear Light Publishers, 2000.
Celia Haig-Brown, Resistance and Renewal: Surviving the Indian Residential School. Vancouver: Tillacum Press, 1988.
Isabelle Knockwood. Out of the Depths: The Experiences of Mi’kmaw Children in the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia. Lockport, N.S.: Roseway Publishing, 1992.
J. R. Miller, Shingwauk’s Vision: A History of Native Residential Schools. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1996.
J. Rick Ponting and Cora J. Voyageur, “Challenging the Deficit Paradigm: Grounds for Optimism Among First Nations in Canada”, The Canadian Journal of Native Studies Vol. XXI, No. 2 (2001): pp. 275-307.
J. Rick Ponting, First Nations in Canada: Perspectives on Opportunity, Empowerment, and Self-Determination. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1997.
Rupert Ross, Dancing with a Ghost: Exploring Indian Reality. Markham, Ont.: Octopus Publishing, 1992.
Royal Commission on Aboriginal People, The Final Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal People, Vol. 1-5. Ottawa: Minister of Supply & Services Canada, 1996.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Calls to Action. Ottawa, 2015. Access at https://www2.gov.bc.ca › calls_to_action_english2.pdf
Wilma Spearchief and Louise Million, Breaking the Silence: An Interpretive Study of Residential School Impact and Healing as Illustrated by the Stories of First Nations Individuals. Ottawa: Assembly of First Nations, 1994.