We welcome you to the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre.

The records on our site emerge from the cultural and physical genocide that the Canadian government and churches conducted through the Indian Residential School System, including the ongoing impacts.

Bearing witness to these records may become overwhelming. If you are a Survivor or an Intergenerational Survivor and would like support, you can call the 24-hour National Indian Residential School Crisis Line at:

1-866-925-4419

Please click the button below for other cultural and mental health resources.

Wellness Resources
Home > Find > On the side of the angels
On the side of the angels
Image courtesy of Inhabit Education Books

On the side of the angels
Education Library, University of British Columbia

2020
Book > Memoir
Related School
Turquetil Hall
Creators
Kusugak, Jose
Contributors
Lim, Hwei
Description
"Jose Kusugak had a typical Arctic childhood, growing up playing games, enjoying food caught by hunters, and watching his mother preparing skins. But he was one of the first generation of Inuit children who were taken from their homes and communities and sent to live in residential schools. In this moving and candid memoir, Jose tells of his experiences at residential school and the lifelong effects it had on him"--provided by publisher.
Language
English

Subjects

Kusugak, Jose, 1950-2011.
Kusugak, Jose, 1950-2011--Childhood and youth.

More Information

Holding Library
Education Library, University of British Columbia
ISBN
9781774502037; 1774502038
Statement of Responsibility
by Jose Amaujaq Kusugak ; illustrated by Hwei Lim.
Publication Information
Iqaluit, Nunavut ; Toronto, Ontario : Inhabit Education Books
Physical Description
57 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
"This memoir originally appeared in Response, responsibility and renewal : Canada's truth and reconciliation journey published in 2009 by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation."--Title page verso.
Grades 6-9.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: Bay --  Arctic Childhood --  Being Taken --  School --  Abuse --  Bad Times, Good Times --  Going Home --  Year of the Apology.
Permalink

Discussion

Do you have a story to contribute related to these records or a comment about this item?

Related

People/Organizations

Records

TOP