A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
Norman Kistabish says he remembers when he was seven years old, he wanted to follow his brother to the Saint-Marc-de-Figuery Indian Residential School. The excitement of joining his sibling quickly vanished when he saw and experienced abuse in the school. “The day I arrived I was hungry. I was so hungry. At supper time I ate…
A historical moment took place in Sturgeon Landing on Friday. Elders, survivors, and community members of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) gathered together in ceremony to launch an official ground penetrating radar search at the former site of St. Therese Indian Residential School. “I am grateful to host this gathering…
Teacher Noreen Sylliboy stands in front of a class of Grade 5 students and starts with a simple lesson that names the days of the week and the seasons, speaking in a language that only a few thousand Nova Scotians know. She is trying to do her part to revitalize Mi’kmaw, a language that Canada’s […]
A patchwork of people from various places and cultures have come together for a sewing retreat event in Timmins, Ont. They are volunteering their time to stitch up quilt squares for blankets which will be donated to survivors of the residential school system. The founder of ‘Quilts for Survivors’ said she is overwhelmed by what […]
