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A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
Indigenous youth skeptical of government’s commitment to reconciliation, says survey
More than 1,100 Indigenous youth shared their thoughts on reconciliation, community and their own futures in a report released Wednesday by Indigenous Youth Roots (IYR). The national non-profit surveyed Indigenous youth ages 18 to 29 across the country for the Indigenous Youth Reconciliation Barometer 2024: Building Connected Futures report. Megan Lewis, IYR’s director of the Centre for Indigenous Policy and Research, […]
Report on missing Indigenous children reveals truth: survivor
KENORA – The release of a final report on missing children and unmarked graves at former residential schools is progress, says Ed Mandamin. Mandamin, from the Treaty 3 community of Iskatewizaagegan #39 Independent First Nation, attended the Cecelia Jeffery Indian Residential School in Kenora from 1973 to 1977. Presently he is the city’s Indigenous relations adviser. […]
NAN Stands in Solidarity with Families as Special Interlocutor’s Final Report Released
GATINEAU, QC: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) stands in solidarity with Survivors and families as the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools has released a final report and Indigenous-led Reparations Framework. “I was honoured to be with Survivors as Special Interlocutor Murray presented her Final […]