Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:46:09 GMT
The denial or downplaying of what happened at residential schools works to protect the status quo and amounts to a form of genocide denial that needs to be confronted, experts say.
Read moreCredit to Author: Lori Culbert| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:04:56 +0000
Plans to build an urban forest in Burrard View Park unearthed the area’s troubled history, including the death of at least one Indigenous boy in a notorious orphanage.
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Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 18:28:57 GMT
Pope Francis said he felt “shame” for the abuses carried out against Indigenous children by Catholic educators.
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 21:39:42 +0000
The Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation chief was emotional as they walked out of a meeting with the Pope at the Vatican to rhythmic drumming by family and community members waiting for them.
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 03:05:05 +0000
Trudeau says his visit shows that “all of Canada grieves” with the community after 93 “reflections” were found that could indicate the burial sites.
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:04:21 +0000
Trudeau says his visit shows that “all of Canada grieves” with the community after 93 “reflections” were found that could indicate the burial sites.
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 21:14:41 +0000
The First Nation also wants to discuss the federal government’s role in residential school investigations and Canada’s commitment to the goals of reconciliation.
Read moreCredit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:27:37 +0000
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation website says the St. Michael’s institution was established by the Anglican Church and the federal government took over its administration in 1969.
Read moreCredit to Author: Douglas Todd| Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:50:27 +0000
Opinion: The contest’s surprising second-place finisher comes from a small First Nation, had parents who attended residential school and struggled mightily as a young adult.
Read moreCredit to Author: Lora Grindlay| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:30:28 +0000
Tk’emlúps Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir will be part of the delegation seeking an apology from the Catholic Church for its role in residential schools
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