Archbishop’s Message on Residential School Denialism

  To the People of the Diocese of New Westminster, Grace and peace to you. In the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the 60th call states this: We call upon leaders of the church parties to the Settlement Agreement and all other faiths, in collaboration with Indigenous spiritual leaders, Survivors, schools of […]

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‘Deliberate harm’: Rise in residential school denialism brings call for action in Canada

A rise of Indian residential school denialism in Canada is bringing calls from Indigenous people and advocates for the federal government to update hate speech laws to criminalize the rhetoric. The Assembly of First Nations passed a resolution at its special assembly in December demanding the Canadian government criminalize residential school denialism. “Denialism is deliberate […]

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