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The Charge of Genocide
In the 1990s, residential schools scholars and many indigenous leaders began to argue that the efforts of the Canadian government to assimilate the Indigenous Peoples in the residential schools embodied the principle of cultural genocide: assimilation was intended to destroy the Indigenous Peoples as culturally distinct group.
![Graphic from cover of "Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/SL_graphic5.png?h=bc3345c8&itok=_uc8CaVR)
L'accusation de génocide
Dans les années 1990, des chercheurs sur les pensionnats et de nombreux leaders autochtones ont commencé à affirmer que les efforts du gouvernement canadien pour assimiler les Peuples Autochtones dans les pensionnats incarnaient le principe du génocide culturel : l'intention de détruire les Peuples Autochtones en tant que groupe culturel distinct.
![Graphic from cover of "Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/SL_graphic5.png?h=bc3345c8&itok=_uc8CaVR)
Prime Minister Harper’s Apology
The apology is part of the process arranged by the government and the First Nations as parties to the agreement, part of an overall attempt to address the government’s role in the history of the Indian Residential Schools.
![Graphic from cover of "Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/SL_graphic5.png?h=bc3345c8&itok=_uc8CaVR)
Les excuses du premier ministre Harper
Les excuses faisaient partie du processus organisé par le gouvernement et les Premières Nations en tant que signataires de l'entente; il s'agissait d'une tentative d'aborder le rôle du gouvernement dans l'histoire des pensionnats autochtones.
![Graphic from cover of "Stolen Lives: The Indigenous Peoples of Canada and the Indian Residential Schools."](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-05/SL_graphic5.png?h=bc3345c8&itok=_uc8CaVR)
Pre-War Jewish Family
A Jewish family, possibly in Sighet, taken before the beginning of World War II, ca. 1930–1940.
![Family portrait with children, parents, and grandparents. Taken circa 1930-1940.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/1930_GroupPortraitofaPrewarJewishFamily_FH260052.jpg?h=eb24755d&itok=uUQRs7GI)
Red Scarf Girl
Ji-li Jiang, author of the memoir Red Scarf Girl, brings to life her deeply personal story of survival during China's Cultural Revolution.
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Public Art as Form of Participation
Use these slides to help students analyse the Battle of Cable Street Mural and reflect on the role of public art to commemorate, educate, and build community.
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Faith Despite a Broken World
Read personal reflections on retaining faith after the Holocaust from Jewish scholars and writers.
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Rohingya Refugees
Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have fled persecution in Myanmar since 2017, often traveling to neighboring Bangladesh.
![Members of Myanmar's Rohingya ethnic minority walk through rice fields after crossing the border into Bangladesh near Cox's Bazar's Teknaf area, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/2017_RohingyaRefugees_FH261963.jpg?h=c9f93661&itok=nEhl1UhO)
The Danger of a Single Story
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie challenges us to consider the power of stories to influence identity, shape stereotypes, and build paths to empathy.
![Fragmented images of a human face.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Ch01_Image07_Medium_res.jpg?h=d2de68a6&itok=T0WiNJDv)
The Danger of a Single Story (UK)
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie challenges us to consider the power of stories to influence identity, shape stereotypes, and build paths to empathy (Spanish available).
![Fragmented images of a human face.](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-07/Ch01_Image07_Medium_res.jpg?h=d2de68a6&itok=T0WiNJDv)