Indigenous people are still here and we aren’t going anywhere

I’m a third-generation Indian residential school survivor. My grandmother attended from 1925 to 1935; my mother from 1954 to 1964; and myself for one year (1973). We all attended the St. Joseph Indian Residential School, aka The Mission, near Williams Lake…

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Sask.-based lawyer welcomes Guatemalan group’s offer to support search for unmarked graves

A Guatemala-based forensic anthropology organization is extending its hand to Indigenous Peoples looking to potentially recover remains of children on the grounds of former residential schools in Canada. Fredy Peccerelli, a founding member of the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation…

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Success stories shared at Children of Shingwauk gathering

To kick off day three of its annual gathering, the Children of Shingwauk Alumni Association celebrated success stories inside the halls of Algoma University on Sunday. Several survivors of the former Shingwauk Indian Residential School took the opportunity to share their personal journeys, including some…

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Thousands of survivors and family gather at St. Michael’s residential school site

Thousands of survivors and family gathered for four days this week in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, at the site of the St. Michael’s residential school…

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