Residential school survivor calls on Catholic church to compensate survivors
Lorraine Seymour still remembers the print on the dress her mother was wearing the day…
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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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has Cherokee roots, but the records don’t back that up
Smith alleges her ‘great-great-grandmother’ was Cherokee
Special tribunal among options to probe crimes linked to unmarked graves: official
An independent official appointed to help communities investigate unmarked graves at former residential school sites…
Arresting police officers won’t attend B.C. First Nation apology ceremony
The “apology ceremony” is part of a settlement reached with the victims
First Indigenous woman to win seat in Quebec now in cabinet
Innu Kateri Champagne-Jourdain is Quebec’s new minister of employment
Court documents reveal the names of more than 100 alleged residential school abusers
Warning: This story contains details about child abuse and residential schools that may be upsetting….
Supreme Court will not hear from St. Anne’s residential school survivors
The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear a case of residential school…
ᑳᓯᓇᒪᑫᐃᐧᐣ – The Pope’s Apology
Leo Bruno looks out across the calm waters of Battle River and quietly prays to…
Reflections after the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Survivors of a brutal policy regime are left wondering what we do with history and National Truth and Reconciliation Day