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News & Updates

A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.

CBC Indigenous: Letitia John died at a residential school. Her identity was lost until now

September 30, 2023

When the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) unveiled its student memorial register in 2019 of children who died in residential schools, those behind it acknowledged it was far from complete. Among the 2,800 names on the register at the time, at least one raised eyebrows. One entry was not even truly….

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