Ile-a-la-Crosse residential school survivors looking to stay proceedings in old class action to support newer class action

The plaintiffs in the Gardiner class action lawsuit, on behalf of the Survivors of the Ile-a-la-Crosse Residential School will be in court this morning (Wed). They are seeking a stay of proceedings in the case brought by Merchant Law Group that has been inactive for nearly two decades…

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Residential school survivors share their journey at Huntsville film fest

Four heroes were in the Town of Huntsville last week. Elder John Elliot, Grandmother Roberta Hill, Grandmother Diane Hill and Grandmother Sherlene Bomberry, all survivors of The Mohawk Institute, the longest running residential school in Canada, 1831-1970, visited. The documentary film, “The Nature of Healing…

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Gathering of James Bay Cree in Moose Factory opens with welcome home for residential school survivors

Many with ties to the James Bay Coast are coming to Moose Factory this week for celebrations including Creefest and the Moose Cree Gathering of our People. And that includes some who were originally forced to come to the island community. The festivities started on a sombre note Tuesday, with a special ceremony to welcome…

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MKO, Sioux Valley call for government protection of residential school graves

Manitoba Indigenous groups say graves containing the remains of former residential school children in the Brandon area need government protection under the Heritage Resources Act…

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