James Miles – The Conversation

Students gather during National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events at City Hall in Toronto on Sept. 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

September 21, 2026

5 ways teachers can respond to residential school denialism in the classroom

Lindsay Gibson, University of British Columbia and James Miles, University of Alberta

When deciding whether and how to respond to residential schools denialism, teachers should consider the type of denialism, the students involved and their school and community context.

Workers lower a a statue of Canada’s first prime minister, John A. Macdonald, onto a truck as a crowd watches in Kingston, Ont., June 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

June 30, 2021

Commemoration controversies in classrooms: Canadian history teachers disagree about making ethical judgments

Lindsay Gibson, University of British Columbia and James Miles, University of Toronto

A survey of history teachers in Canada showed the prevalence of the myth of objectivity among history teachers.

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