# Episode 23: Canada's Residential Schools

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Podcast: [Under the Mat: A Dark History Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/under-the-mat-a-dark-history-podcast-7022252)
Published: 2025-09-02T06:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

CORRECTION: 2025 marks the fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, not the fourth. If you need support, please contact the National Residential School Crisis Line at 1-866-925-4419 or dial 988 if you are experiencing thoughts of suicide or self-harm. CBC News. (2016). A history of residential schools in Canada . https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/a-history-of-residential-schools-in-canada-1.702280 Hill, R. (2021). Survivor. Toronto Life . https://torontolife.com/life/how-i-survived-canadas-residential-school-system/ Homeless Hub. (2025). Indigenous Peoples . https://homelesshub.ca/collection/population-groups/indigenous-peoples/ Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada. (n.d.). History of Residential Schools . https://indigenouspeoplesatlasofcanada.ca/article/history-of-residential-schools/   Kumar, M. B. & Tjepkema, M. (2019). Suicide among First Nations people, Métis and Inuit (2011-2016): Findings from the 2011 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC). Statistics Canada . https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/99-011-x/99-011-x2019001-eng.htm Ling, J. (2021). ‘He was just a child’: dead of Indigenous residential schools haunt Canada. The Guardian . https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/05/canada-indigenous-residential-schools-first-nations-children Morin, B. (2024). ‘Nobody hugged me.’ Al Jazeera . https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2024/11/3/how-one-survivor-of-canadas-residential-schools-reclaimed-her-identity National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. (2025). Residential School History . https://nctr.ca/education/teaching-resources/residential-school-history/ The Canadian Press. (2025). Forty-one more graves found by penetrating radar at B.C. residential school site, First Nation says. The Globe and Mail . https://www.t…

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