Webinar: Residential School Denialism & Reconciliation in Education

About the Talk

Together, Dr. Carleton and Carolyn Roberts will share critical insights into the history and legacies of colonial schooling and examine how denialism continues to shape conversations today. Educators will be challenged to reflect on their own practice and consider concrete steps toward truth, responsibility, and decolonization in education.

All students, faculty, and staff are invited to join us for a powerful and timely talk on residential school denialism and its ongoing impact on reconciliation, education, and Indigenous peoples.

Featured Speakers

Dr. Sean Carleton is an Associate Professor in the Departments of History and Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba, where he also serves as Associate Head of Indigenous Studies. His award-winning research examines the histories of colonialism, capitalism, and education in Canada, with his book Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British Columbia critically analyzing how schooling systems—public schools, Indian Day Schools, and Residential Schools—functioned as tools of settler-colonialism. A frequent media commentator and founding member of the Graphic History Collective, Dr. Carleton is recognized for advancing public understanding of Indigenous–settler relations and the ongoing legacies of colonial schooling.

Carolyn Roberts is an Indigenous academic and Faculty Lecturer in the Teacher Education Department at the University of British Columbia. A member of the St’át’imc, Stó:lō, and Squamish Nations with over two decades of experience as an educator and administrator across K–12 and post-secondary contexts, she is the author of Re-Storying Education: Decolonizing Your Practice Using a Critical Lens, a powerful resource guiding educators to dismantle colonial narratives and re-story inclusive, justice-oriented learning environments.