Canadian investigations into residential schools for Indigenous children threatened by cuts

October 9, 2024

In Canada, September 30 is dedicated to “truth and reconciliation” with Aboriginal communities. Recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, this day, which has been a statutory holiday since 2021, “honors the children who were never returned home and Survivors of Residential Schools, as well as their families and communities,” it is explained on the Canadian government’s web page about the event…