Residential Schools In Canada

• Truth and reconciliation an ‘ongoing process,’ Indigenous voices say

  'I think it’s important that we do get the day to pause, reflect and learn together but when we think of every day, we still have oppression that exists,' said Jenny Kay Dupuis.

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2022
  
• Discovery of unmarked graves impacts Cowessess First Nation

  An estimated 751 unmarked graves were found at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2021
  
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• Discovery of unmarked graves chosen as The Canadian Press news story of 2021

  The discovery of unmarked graves at a former residential school in B.C. and the countrywide awakening it set off have been chosen as The Canadian Press' news story of the year.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2021
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• Mi’kmaw women and residential school survivors share lifelong bond

  Survivors of the residential school site in Shubenacadie, N.S. remain close friends more than 60 years later.

  Features

  Sep 30, 2021
• Trudeau sorry for ‘incredibly harmful’ residential schools as advocates call for accountability

  "Specifically to the members of the Cowessess community and Treaty Four communities, we are sorry," said Trudeau, speaking Friday.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2021
• Religious group will release records on former residential schools in B.C., Sask.

  Indigenous leaders and others have been calling for the release of all documents related to residential schools.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2021
• Mississauga priest faces public backlash over comments about Canada’s residential schools

  "His comments show a fundamental misunderstanding of one of the core tragedies of the residential school system in Canada," said Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2021
• CN Tower to be lit orange on Canada Day in solidarity with Indigenous communities

  The CN Tower will be lit orange on Canada Day in solidarity with Indigenous communities across the country. 

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2021
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• Archbishop of Regina apologizes after the discovery of an estimated 751 unmarked graves

  Don Bolen, the Archbishop of Regina, said words fail him with news of the discovery of an estimated 751 unmarked graves at a former residential school in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2021
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• ‘Terribly saddened’: Trudeau laments residential school graves discovery in Saskatchewan

  'No child should have ever been taken away from their families and communities, and robbed of their language, culture, and identity,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

  Canada

  Jun 24, 2021