A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
Family of man in residential school denied federal funds to repatriate remains because he died as an adult | CBC News Loaded From there, he was sent to a number of hospitals, including a mental health institution formerly known as the Orillia Asylum for Idiots, without his parents’ knowledge or consent. In 1966, when he […]
The future of a Winnipeg organization that supports residential school survivors and their families is uncertain after the majority of its funding got pulled. The Wa-Say Healing Centre said it’s two years behind on the financial statements required for the renewal of its annual funding agreement with the federal government, its main backer. The centre […]
In the spirit of truth and reconciliation, a Survivors’ Flag was unveiled Tuesday morning outside Simcoe Hall at Lakehead University in Orillia. Linda Rodenburg, principal of Lakehead’s Orillia campus, says the flag honours the victims of 140 federally run residential schools, their families, and communities.”I have a nine-year-old…
The Orange Shirt Society has developed a Speaker Series featuring Indian residential school survivors. These testimonials focus on the firsthand experiences and enduring repercussions of residential schools on individuals, families, and communities. Executive Assistant and Program Manager for the Survivor Voices Speaker Series…
