Manitoba promises review after trustee’s comments about residential schools
Manitoba Education Minister Nello Altomare said he is looking into the matter and is launching a governance review.
Education
Apr 26
Quesnel city council censures mayor over controversial residential school book
The council said the actions taken were due to Mayor Ron Paull jeopardizing the city’s relationship with Indigenous communities.
Politics
May 2
Haida elder suing Catholic Church and former Edmonton priest, hopes for ‘healing and reconciliation’
The lawsuit argues that the comments target residential school survivors who have spoken publicly about the deaths associated with residential schools.
Canada
Apr 27
Update on suspected Tke̓ mlúps burial site as nation signs historic agreement
Tke̓ mlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir says the excavation of the suspected unmarked graves of children who attended the Indian Residential School has not yet started.
Canada
Mar 28
Council slams B.C. mayor’s wife for distributing controversial book on residential schools
Mayor Ron Paull’s wife Pat Morton has reportedly been circulating a book that implies cultural genocide did not occur at residential schools.
Canada
Mar 23
BC First Nations Health Authority makes major changes to counselling services
The health authority said only residential school survivors and family members with status cards can receive free counselling, effective April 15.
Health
Apr 10
Search in Ontario for Indian Residential School burial sites continues
The province has spent more than $65 million on a search for burial sites since mid-2021, when the remains of 215 children were found in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Canada
Mar 14
Trial begins for man accused of driving into B.C. residential school march
The incident happened on June 4, 2022, when a driver allegedly struck four people during the memorial march. Two were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
Crime
Mar 4
Red dresses to make fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women
Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women.
Canada
May 4
Formal name change for controversial Winnipeg streets weeks away
The city says Bishop Grandin Boulevard is set to be officially known as Abinojii Mikanah, and Grandin Street will become Taapweewin Way.
Canada
Apr 26
‘Shock and disbelief’ after Manitoba school trustee’s Indigenous comments
A controversial presentation by a school trustee in western Manitoba has members of nearby communities in disbelief.
Education
Apr 25
Increased residential traffic calming on the agenda for Kingston, Ont., council
Two years after an accident that claimed a child's life the City of Kingston is set to consider increased residential and school zone traffic calming efforts at its next meeting.
Canada
Apr 12
Fort Calgary renamed ‘The Confluence: Historic Site and Parkland’
'The Confluence: Historic Site and Parkland' is the new name Fort Calgary.
Features
May 3
Tour for Humanity stops in Winnipeg, students learn about hate crimes
A 30-seat mobile education centre called The Tour for Humanity was in the city to teach teens about hate and intolerance in Canada, using the Holocaust as its launching point.
Education
5 hours
Alberta resource guides learners towards Indigenous language revitalization
Now with more available programing and cultural celebrations, more people want to reconnect with their culture and learn the language and traditions.
Education
Apr 15
Alberta to pilot new social studies curriculum after facing blowback
Alberta's government says a new draft social studies curriculum for elementary schools is ready to be tested in classrooms this fall.
Education
Apr 26
Hands-on map helps Edmonton students learn about Indigenous communities across Canada
A giant 11-by-eight-foot map lies across the gym floor of Sweet Grass Elementary School in Edmonton with students crawling all over it.
Canada
Apr 18
University of Guelph embraces Indigenous culture with new name for science atrium
The 12,000-square-foot shared gathering space at the University of Guelph features a mix of glass, stone and brick with lush foliage, plus four original Indigenous paintings.
Canada
Apr 16
Indigenous groups in B.C. renew calls for justice for MMIWG on annual Red Dress Day
Indigenous women, girls and LGBTQ peoples are six times more likely to be murdered than their non-Indigenous counterparts, the First Nations Leadership Council said.
Perspectives
May 5
Report alleges RCMP mistreatment of homeless Indigenous women in NWT
Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report has found.
Canada
Apr 11