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



The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam people).



Welcome to the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre's online collection. This site houses digital copies of public records related to the Indian residential school system and other colonial policies imposed on Indigenous peoples in Canada. The records are brought together from the collections of diverse partner organizations and from individual donors. They include Survivor and Intergenerational Survivor testimonies, events and hearings from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, photographs, and government and church documents. As a whole, the collection makes colonial records and mechanisms visible while seeking to render Survivor voices more central. Read more about the collection here.



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