A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre ceremony in Ottawa to reflect on the legacy of residential schools and remember those who survived – and the thousands who didn’t. Amid the more difficult moments at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony on Parliament Hill came […]
A couple who reconnected, fell in love and got married decades after being at the same residential school are now sharing their stories to make sure the truth of what happened is never lost. It’s been more than 30 years since Tony Stevenson and Marcie McArthur-Stevenson were classmates at the Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School (QIRS) […]
THUNDER BAY – In his speech at Vickers Park for Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Orange Shirt Day Walk and Gathering, NAN Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin informed the public the gathering was held Friday because of the federally instituted Truth and Reconciliation Day statutory holiday on Sept. 30. Sept. 27 was chosen by NAN’s because […]
Oglala Sioux Chief Charging Shield sat beside the bed of his daughter, Fannie, in the hospital at the Carlisle Industrial Indian School as she struggled with tuberculosis. Her initial improvement upon his arrival and the visits of students bringing flowers to her bedside had given him false hopes during the two-week vigil. Finally, however, the […]
