Unmarked Burial Sites

• ‘Uplifting their spirits’: The music that memorialized the 215 missing children in Kamloops

  From the Honour Song to the jingle dress dance, music and movement played a central role in the ceremony honouring the 215 missing children in Kamloops, B.C.

  Canada

  May 24
  
• Trudeau dodges question about whether Canada is on stolen Indigenous land

  He was asked the question on Monday, and replied that 'the story of Canada' is a story of people coming together to build a better present and future for generations to come. 

  Canada

  May 24
  
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• Reclaiming, rebuilding: Kamloops school survivors share in memorial for missing children

  Day after day and meal after meal, Colleen Jacob and hundreds of other children were forced to stand in lines while imprisoned at the Kamloops Indian Residential School.

  Canada

  May 23
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• B.C. First Nation to search for children who didn’t come home from Alert Bay residential school

  A statement from 'Namgis First Nation says its investigation into the former St. Michael's Indian Residential School will happen in phases, starting with hiring a project manager.

  Canada

  Feb 17
• 93 possible burial sites found in initial search at former B.C. residential school site

  St. Joseph's Mission Residential School in Williams Lake, B.C., operated from 1886 to 1981. It was run by the Roman Catholic Church and, later, the federal government.

  Canada

  Jan 25
• From healing to disappointment, here’s what a papal apology could mean for residential school survivors

  A delegation of Indigenous representatives is bound for the Vatican. A papal apology seems on the horizon, but what can Rome deliver when it comes to reconciliation?

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2021
• Canada needs to ‘lean in’: Message on truth and reconciliation from Kamloops, B.C.

  'It is time that we embrace our real collective history, recognizing the painful past shared for so many and that we all continue on that path for real change.'

  Canada

  Sep 30, 2021
• Piikani Nation to search residential school locations for unmarked burial sites

  The Piikani Nation is using LiDAR technology to map the surface terrain, possibly uncovering old disturbances.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2021
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• If we want to be allies to Indigenous communities, we must act like every child matters

  While we hold the government and Catholic church responsible for atrocities carried out on Indigenous Peoples, we must hold ourselves accountable, too, Meera Estrada says.

  Commentary

  Jun 6, 2021