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Truth and Reconciliation
Truth and Reconciliation
It’s been over five years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its report, outlining 94 calls to action to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples across the country.
Half a decade later, how has Canada measured up on its promise to implement these calls to action? What progress has been made, and where have we fallen short?
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Life sentence with no chance of parole for 13 years handed man in killing of two Métis hunters in Alberta
The defence attorney said race was not a factor in the shootings
‘Pretty cool to watch’: Mi’kmaw ribbon skirt workshop sews more than clothing
As the workshops continue, Mary Lou Bernard hopes to eventually include lessons on the Mi’kmaw language
Canada marks National Ribbon Skirt Day, inspired by 10-year-old Saskatchewan girl
A classroom aide told Isabella Kulak her ribbon skirt wasn’t formal enough for Formal Day.
‘Agreement-in-principle’ reached in Boarding Home class-action lawsuit with feds
Approximately 40,000 Indigenous children were placed in boarding homes to attend public schools in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, according to the claim
Living with cancer, Mi’kmaq author talks last edition of ‘We were not the Savages’
Paul cites the growing body of research from other scholars to build his case that incivility against Indigenous Peoples lingered into 20th-century Canadian politics
Congress of Aboriginal People should be respected not demonized, says vice chief
The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) says the federal government is leaving out the voices…
First Nation files lawsuit alleging Alberta’s Sovereignty Act infringes on way of life
It further alleges the Act negates the guarantees of livelihood and freedom that Treaty 6 was made to protect
Tlingit community celebrating return of 140-year-old robe. Too bad they had to pay for it.
Members of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation are wondering why they have to foot the bill for a cultural item that was likely taken from their people in the 19th century