A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
A cedar-planting event in British Columbia’s Cowichan Valley honoured residential school victims and survivors and their families on Sunday, and also aimed to educate about the history of the schools. The family planting day, put on by the Quw’utsun Cultural Connections Society, commemorated survivors of the former…
Premier Andrew Furey brought apologies to residential school survivors Thursday in the Inuit coastal communities of Makkovik and Hopedale — although at least one young resident says the gesture has limited value for the next generation without commitments on top of words. Aaju Lightfoot, 11, chose not to attend the apology…
As the Cowessess First Nation continues its work in attempting to identify unmarked graves at a cemetery located near the former Marieval residential school site, it is having difficulty in accessing and translating records held by several institutions. In June 2021, then Chief Cadmus Delorme announced that 751…
As the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador kicks off a string of apologies to residential school survivors on Wednesday, one survivor has advice for how he can make a lasting impact. Miriam Lyall plans to attend the apology in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. An Inuk from Nunatsiavut, Lyall said she would have preferred Andrew Furey…
