Man living in tent fears drop-in centre closure
A Yukon First Nations man has been living in a tent for the last six months in Whitehorse.
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Survivors centre fighting for survival
The Committee on Abuse in Residential Schools, or CAIRS, runs a drop-in centre in Whitehorse for residential school survivors. After funding from the Aboriginal Healing Foundation ended last year, it is now fighting to keep it’s doors open.
Residential schools ruptured ‘the mother-child bond’
Truth and Reconciliation commissioner Marie Wilson talks to APTN National News about the experiences of young women forced to attend residential schools
Canada finally backs UN Indigenous declaration
The Canadian government said Friday it had endorsed the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Canada’s UN arguments trouble TRC commissioner
Canada’s most recent positioning during UN debates on indigenous peoples rights has left one of the main players with the commission delving into the dark history of residential schools wondering if he can ever reconcile with this country.
Elite BC school faces ugly racism charge
An elite British Columbia private school is facing a human rights complaint from an Indian residential school survivor who alleges the institution did little after she faced a racist barrage from a manager who said “all Indians are dirty filthy pigs.”
Canada issues historic apology to residential school survivors
APTN National News Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued an historic apology to survivors of residential…