Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

The Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC) is an archival repository and cross-cultural education centre within Algoma University with a special mandate to collect and preserve material relating to the legacy residential schools in Canada, healing and reconciliation, and Indigenous communities.

It is a partner with the Engracia de Jesus Matias Archives and Special Collections which is also located at Algoma University.

[2] The Shingwauk Project was started in 1979 by Algoma University professor Don Jackson and numerous local partners including: Lloyd Bannerman of Algoma University College, Ron Boissoneau of Garden River First Nation, Dan Pine Sr. a residential school survivor and member of Garden River First Nation, and many other former students of the Shingwauk and Wawanosh Indian Residential Schools.

These projects have included hosting residential school reunions, the creation of historical pamphlets, educational displays, offering guided tours of the Shingwauk site, and the establishment of an archive, library and heritage collections that would become the foundation for the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre.

[5] From 2010-2012 the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre archival holdings underwent significant changes and began the process of professionalization.

In 2011 Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre staff member Michelle McMillan designed a modern take on the classic crane logo.

[18] The Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall space won the 2018 Ontario Historical Society Indigenous History award.

[19] In 2019 the Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall space was shortlisted for the Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Community Programming.

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