Residential Schools
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Report calls on Ottawa to launch 20-year probe into missing Indigenous childrenThe final report from Kimberly Murray, Canada's special interlocutor on unmarked graves, also calls on Canada to refer itself to the International Criminal Court for investigation.CanadaOct 29
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The push to criminalize residential school denialism in CanadaMore than 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend residential schools, the last of which closed in 1996. An estimated 6,000 children died in the facilities.PoliticsOct 27
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Biden says U.S. Indigenous boarding school system was ‘a sin on our soul’Biden formally apologized to Native Americans for an old government-run boarding school system that forcibly separated children from their parents, leading to abuse and deaths.U.S. NewsOct 25
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Biden to formally apologize for past U.S. Indigenous boarding school policyAn investigation found at least 18,000 children were forced to attend schools that sought to assimilate them into white society from 1819 to 1978, resulting in nearly 1,000 deaths.U.S. NewsOct 24
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At least 55 children died or disappeared at residential school near Williams Lake, B.C.: ReportThe Williams Lake First Nation says at least 55 children died or disappeared while attending the local residential school — more than triple the previously reported number.CanadaOct 12
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Residential school survivors urge Ottawa to step up funding for searchesSurvivors accused the federal government of cutting back on funding for records and ground searches looking for unmarked graves of children who died at the schools.CanadaSep 30
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Artist behind residential schools monument says ‘truth needs to be told’Celebrated Kwakiutl artist Stanley Hunt hopes his monument, unveiled at the Canadian Museum of History on Truth and Reconciliation Day, inspires reflection and healing.CanadaSep 29
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New documentary sheds light on the journey of an Alberta residential school survivorA 77-year-old Indigenous woman is sharing an emotional glimpse into her past experiences with residential schools on the big screen in an Alberta-made documentary.CanadaSep 27
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Winnipeg MP introduces bill to criminalize residential school denialismMP Leah Gazan says families deserve to heal from this "intergenerational tragedy," and that parliamentarians must stand firm against people who try to discredit survivors.CanadaSep 27
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Every Child Matters crosswalk unveiled in St. AlbertA special crosswalk was unveiled in St. Albert Tuesday to honour residential school survivors and children who never made it home.CanadaSep 24
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