A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
On July 31, 2023, the Ontario government launched the new Indian Residential School Community Engagement Fund (IRSCEF), which will provide up to $7.075M in support to organizations and communities for community engagement and related activities in response to planned or ongoing burial investigations at former…
As Sonia Pete started to walk Friday morning from Little Pine First Nation to the town of Delmas, nearly 40 kilometres away, she thought about her late father and grandfather. “Part of the path we are walking – Paynton Road (Grid 674), is the path my Dad took when he came home from residential school…
One year ago, Peyasu Wuttunee stood at a sacred fire in Maskwacis, Alta., next to residential school survivors and their family members. He was there to offer support as people dried their tears with tissues, placed them in paper bags, and burned them…
This week marks one year since Pope Francis travelled to Canada to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. What steps—if any—have been taken to continue to repair the relationship between the Catholic Church and Indigenous peoples? Vassy Kapelos speaks with Evelyn Korkmaz, a St. Anne’s Residential School survivor…
