Residential School Survivors
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‘Hopefully I brought them some peace’: Splatsin members honour lost residential school studentsThe walk travelled from the former residential school in Kamloops to the Splatsin Community Centre, outside of Enderby, stopping for two ceremonies along the way.NewsSep 11
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Alberta investing nearly $8M in mental health support for residential school survivors and familiesOn Thursday, the Alberta government announced it is investing nearly $8 million to go towards mental health supports for residential school survivors and their families.HealthJul 22
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‘Better job’ needed in teaching Canadians about residential schools: Carey Price"I think we need to do a better job in the future of recognizing that this is a part of our history in Canada and it's just not right," said Montreal Canadiens Carey Price.CanadaJul 19
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Calgary Catholic Diocese announces financial support plan for residential school survivorsThe Calgary Catholic Diocese has announced it’s committed to providing money to support residential school survivors.CanadaJul 17
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Renewed interest in residential schools difficult for survivors at Calgary Stampede Elbow River campFlags at the Elbow River camp at the Calgary Stampede are at half mast this year to mark recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former Canadian residential school sites.CanadaJul 15
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‘We do not destroy people’s places of worship’: Residential school survivors condemn attacks on churches"We're asking for people that are setting these fires to stop now."CanadaJul 5
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Indigenous priest speaks of ‘roller-coaster of emotions’ for residential schools and Catholic churchThe painful history of residential schools has many feeling conflicted with some of the symbols that have come to be connected to it, including those from the Catholic church.CanadaJul 5
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‘We just want change’: Hundreds in Lethbridge march at residential school rallyFor some, Thursday's Indigenous awareness rally was about honouring family members sent to residential schools.CanadaJul 2
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Punished and hit for speaking her language, a B.C. residential school survivor is not staying silentSphenia Jones was 11 years old when she attended the residential school in Edmonton and was put on a train from British Columbia that picked up other children along the way.CanadaJun 25
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Indigenous people can now reclaim traditional names changed by residential schoolsThe federal government announced Monday that Indigenous people can now apply to reclaim their traditional names on passports and other government ID.CanadaJun 14
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