The Residential School Memorial in Regina: Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future

On June 21, 2022, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan and the Government of Saskatchewan dedicated the Saskatchewan Residential School Memorial on the grounds of Government House in Regina. The Residential School Memorial honours the survivors…

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Portrait of Chanie Wenjack unveiled at Toronto’s Union Station

Blake Angeconeb’s latest creation will receive plenty of attention. And though he is pleased with that, Angeconeb, an artist who paints in the Woodland style, admits he struggled greatly while creating a portrait of Chanie Wenjack. Wenjack was an Anishinaabe boy who died in October 1966 at the age of 12 running away from the […]

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Residential school monument damaged in La Ronge

A monument in honour of residential school survivors and the ones who didn’t make it home was vandalized in La Ronge this week.The monument marks the spot of two residential schools, including the All Saints Indian Residential School which is photographed on its surface. It is located downtown La Ronge…

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Delorme hopes to bridge the gap between government and witnesses for residential school records

Cadmus Delorme has been tasked with bringing the “worldviews” of the Canadian government and Indigenous survivors together when it comes to identifying and acquiring all relevant records for Indian residential schools.“No one’s opposing this,” said Delorme, chair of the Residential Schools Documents Advisory Committee…

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