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Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre Logo.jpg
Country Canada
Type Academic
Established 1979
Location East Wing, Algoma University, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
Other information
Director Co-Directors University Librarian Ken Hernden and Professor Emeritus Donald Jackson.
Website http://archives.algomau.ca/

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. The Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre is jointly governed by Algoma University and the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association. It is a partner with the Engracia de Jesus Matias Archives and Special Collections which is also located at Algoma University.

The Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre developed out of the Shingwauk Project initiative.

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. The Shingwauk Project was established as a cross-cultural educational and cross-cultural research project which aims to acknowledge the legacy of residential schools and bring to the forefront the history of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School.

Since 1979 the Shingwauk Project has under taken numerous projects in the spirit of 'healing, sharing, and learning.' 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.

The collection of archival material under the auspices of the Shingwauk Project began in 1981 at the first Shingwauk reunion. This event invited former students and staff of the Shingwauk Indian Residential School to return to the Shingwauk site and discuss their experiences. Many of the attendees brought with them documents and photographs that they wished to share with others. The result was the establishment of an informal archive. This grassroots archival effort evolved into the formal archival holdings of the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre.


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