TRC Commissioner changes tune on residential schools as genocide
This was supposed to be a day of celebration for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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TRC lands in Saskatchewan to hear residential school stories
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is making its first major stop in Saskatchewan this week.
Federal official wanted emails deleted outlining plan to stonewall on residential school genocide questions
Federal Aboriginal Affairs officials planned to stonewall and avoid public questions about comments made by their minister, emails obtained by APTN National News show.
Slow response: Residential school students say they’ve been hurt by law firm
APTN National News Considering all the people who were responsible for overseeing the IAP system,…
Ottawa, churches playing hardball over residential school historical documents, TRC charges
The commission created to delve into the dark history of Indian residential schools in Canada says it can’t afford to execute its full mandate to collect historical records because the federal government and the churches won’t pay for the costs.
Youth filmmakers talk to survivors in Halifax
APTN National News Young filmmakers were at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings in Halifax,…
Despite report, survivors believe RCMP downplaying residential school role
The RCMP came clean on its role during the residential school years.
Residential school survivors outraged over Duncan’s residential school statement
Residential school survivors expressed outrage Thursday over a statement made by Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan who said the Indian residential school system was not an act of “genocide,” but a case “of education policy gone wrong.”
TRC hears residential school survivors’ stories from the East Coast
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is holding their third national event on the East Coast.