Residential school monument to be given pride of place on Parliament Hill

Canada’s Indian Residential Schools National Monument (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) will have pride of place on the western terrace of Parliament Hill with a commanding view of the Ottawa River. The monument will be “a contemplative space to remember, honour, educate, heal, and reconcile, and will speak to the country and the world for […]

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Association says no unmarked graves found on initial search of Algoma University

A residential school survivor group says it’s expressing relief that, so far, no burial sites have been found during an initial search of a former Shingwauk Indian Residential School site in northern Ontario. However, the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association acknowledges its work is far from complete, with vast areas of the property still to be searched…

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Reconciliation need not be scary, says upcoming NIC series speaker

The next speaker for NIC’s Indigenous Speaker Series was one of the early voices to speak up about residential schools. Wickee Cussee, also known as Randy Fred, will be talking at North Island College on Jan. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Q̓ə pix ʔidaʔas Gathering Place at the Campbell River campus at […]

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Indigenous History, Culture, and Contemporary Realities

A collaboration between Neepawa and Area Immigrant Settlement Services, the National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada, and NACTV, we bring you this session where residential school survivors and newcomers to Canada discuss Indigenous culture and history and the legacy of residential schools in Canada…

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