Dene family reunification in N.W.T. brings opportunity for healing
Accompanied by 12 other cousins across Turtle Island, Laura Horten and Sue Sirrs embarked on…
Relocation
High Arctic relocation in the ‘50s still lingers with Inuit Elders
As the wind whips across the limestone floor of the high arctic tundra while nearby…
Mi’kmaq caught up in forced relocation say ‘apology is essential’
Gibbet Stevens’ red parka stands out against the snow and overcast sky as she says…
Uprooted: The little known story about Mi’kmaw history of forced relocation
Roger Lewis strolls down a walkway along the shoreline in Digby, Nova Scotia. The Mi’kmaw…
Kashechewan First Nation gets agreement from feds, Ontario to relocate
The Canadian Press The Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario has an agreement with the federal…
Government issues apology after 1950’s forced relocation
Dennis Ward APTN National News It is viewed as one of the most grievous errors…
Parliament Hill security greets Sayisi Dene during visit to Indian Affairs minister’s office
The Sayisi Dene delegation took the elevator down to Indian Affairs Minister John Duncan’s Parliament Hill office and planned to stay until they received a commitment the government would finally deal with their longstanding grievance over their forced relocation in the 1950s that plunged them into misery and death.
Sayisi Dene demanding justice for relocation
A delegation of Sayisi Dene from northern Manitoba is calling for a federal apology for the forced relocation of their community.