A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
A closer look at Canada’s reconciliation efforts will be the focus of conversation at an event later this week at City Hall. The City of Kingston and Friends of The Spire invite the community to attend 10 Years Forward: Reflections on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report on Sunday, Feb. 22. Kingston is honoured to welcome Marie […]
A new children’s book tells the story of Cree Elder Shirley (Fletcher) Horn’s experience over a decade of attending residential “school” — recounting the experience from a kid’s perspective. Shirley: An Indian Residential School Story was written and illustrated by Anishinaabe author Joanne Robertson, along with Horn. Read More on Indiginews.com
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 […]
The federal government has opened up a claims period for those who were harmed at segregated health facilities known as Indian hospitals — though an N.W.T. elder warns that recalling painful details from the past could be difficult for some survivors. There were about 33 federal Indian hospitals that operated between 1936 and 1981. Following a court-approved settlement in […]
