Canada continues to face residential school denialism
On Sept. 26, Leah Gazan, member of parliament introduced a bill that would make “Residential School Denialism” a hate crime ...
Residential school monument finds home at national history museum
"People actually reached out and hugged it and they told their [stories] about residential school," master carver Stanley C.
A new film highlights the traumas inflicted on Indigenous children by residential schools
This story contains difficult subject matter relating to Canada’s and America’s history of operating residential schools for ...
Artist behind residential schools monument says ‘truth needs to be told’
Celebrated Kwakiutl artist Stanley Hunt hopes his monument, unveiled at the Canadian Museum of History on Truth and Reconciliation Day, inspires reflection and healing.
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NDP MP introduces bill to criminalize residential school denialism
An NDP MP has introduced a bill that would criminalize residential school denialism, saying it would help stop harm caused ...
Indian residential school survivors in northern Ontario share stories, hopes for next generations
On the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Thunder Bay is featuring the voices of three residential school survivors ...
What Lies Beneath Canada’s Former Indigenous School Sites Fuels a Debate
Despite possible evidence of hundreds of graves at former schools for Indigenous children, challenges in making a clear ...
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Walk with residential school survivors on Sept. 30 for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Monday, September 30 is Orange Shirt Day or the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It is a special day for honouring residential school survivors and to remember the children that never made ...
Reflections on the Canadian Medical Association’s apology to Indigenous Peoples
The Canadian Medical Association’s apology for harms to Indigenous Peoples is an opportunity to reflect on the gap between apologies and the work of true repair necessary for reconciliation.
“They didn’t defeat my spirit”: What role did sports play in residential schools?
A tool of propaganda, assimilation, and abuse that could also provide students with rare moments of freedom and community, ...
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Reconciliation through reclamation: Alberta woman searching for families of unclaimed remains from Edmonton's Camsell Indian Hospital
A northern Alberta woman is hoping her family's history can help reunite Indigenous families with loved ones who died at the ...
Out of the archive: A collection of stories about Mount Elgin Indian Residential School
Brown Tom’s Schooldays’ was first self-published decades ago, and shows how one First Nations boy came of age and grappled ...