Guatemala-based group extends hand on First Nations’ residential school searches

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

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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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