APTN National News July 30, 2024 – Residential school survivor, advocate Garnet Angeconeb has died | APTN News
Garnet Angeconeb, a residential school survivor and staunch advocate for other survivors has died. He was 68…
News & Updates
A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
How Reservation Dogs’ brilliant use of ‘gibberish’ portrayed the horror of residential schools
When Cree-Métis filmmaker Danis Goulet found out she’d be directing an episode of Reservation Dogs that dealt with the trauma of residential schools — or boarding schools, as they’re known in the U.S. — her biggest concern was how to tackle it the right way. “It’s such an intense topic and one that I’ve dealt with […]
Vancouver Island First Nation bans controversial speaker for anti-Indigenous comments
A First Nation in Port Alberni says a controversial public speaker will not be welcome in their territory following anti-Indigenous comments she made online about residential schools. Tseshaht First Nation of Port Alberni put out a public statement on Oct. 20, 2023 stating that Tanya Gaw and her group Action4Canada are not welcome in Tseshaht […]
Manitoba CFS a new version of residential schools, says MKO grand chief
Just days after the federal government pledged tens of billions of dollars to reform child welfare systems on First Nations communities, a northern Manitoba grand chief said child and family services (CFS) will never improve until First Nations have control over those systems. “What the child welfare system has done is create a system…