A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
Enos (Bud) Whiteye was remembered Saturday for his extraordinary resilience and remarkable achievements. A Celebration of life was held at the Walpole Island community centre for Whiteye who died Feb. 1 at the age of 79. More than 60 friends and family remembered him as a man who overcame extreme abuse and heartache to become […]
It’s been nearly three years since Pope Francis travelled to Canada to apologize for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. But for some Indigenous survivors, memories of the historic day remain fresh in their minds. “His statements of apology still have a lot of impact to a lot of us residential school survivors,” Piita […]
I have seldom been more conflicted than when Pope Francis wore a headdress. Wilton Littlechild, a former commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, gave the pontiff the headdress after he delivered an apology in 2022 for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the residential school system. I felt confused and triggered, and […]
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation received a pretty big gift on Tuesday morning. Canada Life and the Power Corporation donated a total of $2 million that will go towards a new building for the centre at the University of Manitoba…
