Winnipeg school trustee pushes for more education on residential schools legacy
APTN National News A Winnipeg school trustee says that Canada’s schools need to recognize the…
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Metis National Council calls for reconciliation for Metis residential school students
APTN National News The Metis National Council is meeting in Saskatoon to discuss issues surrounding…
Disbarred lawyer’s handling of deceased residential school student’s file leaves painful legacy
Trying to move beyond the legacy of residential schools is difficult enough for survivors.
Disbarred lawyer's handling of deceased residential school student's file leaves painful legacy
Trying to move beyond the legacy of residential schools is difficult enough for survivors.
TRC Commissioner Sinclair takes strong exception to APTN story
An item by APTN National News reporter Rob Smith which aired last Friday raised a question which is a source of much debate: Were residential schools genocide?
TRC Commissioner changes tune on residential schools as genocide
This was supposed to be a day of celebration for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Lawyer disbarred, pleads guilty to taking nearly $1 million from residential school survivors
Howard Lorne Tennenhouse was disbarred by the Law Society of Manitoba Tuesday after pleading guilty to taking nearly $1 million from 55 residential school survivors.
Atleo, Harper offer opposing visions on need to scrap Indian Act
In speeches to open the Crown-First Nations Gathering in Ottawa Tuesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo painted starkly differently visions of the paths ahead for Canada and its Indigenous population.
Harper declares “new day” in relationship with First Nations
While Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared a “new day” had dawned on the relationship between Canada and its Indigenous population, he offered no grand pronouncements in his speech to First Nations chiefs during the opening of the Crown-First Nations Gathering in Ottawa Tuesday.