‘All that heavy burden, pretty well gone’
Up to 1,000 residential school survivors along with government and church leaders gathered in Inuvik last week for the second national gathering of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Up to 1,000 residential school survivors along with government and church leaders gathered in Inuvik last week for the second national gathering of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
To the North now where the eyes of the world are on Inuvik.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s national event in Inuvik is a reunion for many of the former students of residential schools.
Forgiving traumatic events in the past has allowed one man to move on in life.
The haunting drumming of the Dene opened the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s national event in Inuvik, NWT, Tuesday.
It is a journey of courage for many of the former students of Indian Residential Schools.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s second national event is approaching. The week-long gathering is taking place this June in Inuvik, NWT. Over 1,000 residential school survivors and their families are expected to attend.