Residential School Survivors

• How a ranch on the Siksika First Nation became a destination for people seeking hope

  Across many indigenous cultures, the white buffalo is a sacred animal because it's seen as a symbol of hope.

  Canada

  Jan 31
  
• Residential school survivors shaken to see nun working at polling station

  Residential school survivors say they were traumatized Tuesday when an Elections Manitoba worker showed up in nun's apparel.

  Politics

  Oct 6, 2023
  
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• ‘I’m speaking for you now’: Haisla residential school survivors march for their ancestors

  At the Haisla Nation in Kitimaat, B.C., four residential school survivors share their stories of hurt, love and healing from trauma.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2023
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• Events in honour of residential school survivors in Regina days before Orange Shirt Day

  Hundreds of people walked in support for residential school survivors and the children who did not make it home at a community smudge walk at the First Nations University.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2023
• ‘A long journey’: Reconciliation happening day by day, one year after Pope’s apology

  Many have had a year to reflect on an apology made from Pope Francis on behalf of the Roman Catholic Church that was delivered on Canadian soil in Maskwacis, Alberta.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2023
• Ceremony gives residential school survivors sense of ‘finality,’ reclaim their spirits

  Survivors who attended a residential school on the land that Poundmaker's Lodge now sits on have come together for a three day celebration of healing and reclamation.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2023
• ‘A different place’: How the missing children of a former B.C. residential school changed Canada

  It's been two years since Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc announced findings of over 200 unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C. A lot has happened since.

  Politics

  May 26, 2023
• ‘They tried to extinguish us’: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh elder shares healing from residential school

  From the prison-like school to actual incarceration, from the shipyards to the sweat lodge, Squamish Elder Sam George's incredible life story comes out in a brand new memoir.

  Perspectives

  May 8, 2023
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• $12.5 million in funding announced to build healing centre in Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc

  Funding promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Tḱemlúps te Secwépemc in 2021 for a healing centre has been fulfilled after an announcement made earlier today.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023
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• Pope Francis’s tour came with a minimum $55M price tag for Ottawa

  Documents show the federal government spent a minimum of $55,972,683 for the leader of the Roman Catholic Church to visit Canada over six days last July.   

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2023