Decades after my grandmother’s residential school abuse, I wear my ribbon skirt with pride
I needed to feel my mother’s presence after possible gravesites were found at her residential school
Alberta government will require annual ‘free speech reporting’ from post-secondary schools

Funding cut for residential school searches ‘reflects a troubling denialism,’ says chief

94 Calls To Action, Commemoration, Denialism, Government Statements, Residential School, Unmarked Graves

Officials with the federal government told organizations and community leaders responsible for searches for missing children and unmarked burials at residential school sites Thursday their funding is being capped at $500,000 per year. That cap is substantially less than previous operating budgets and much less than what organizations estimate is required to continue the work. […]

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Residential school deniers show us colonialism is still rampant

Denialism, IRS Legacy Issues, Residential School

When more than 200 unmarked graves were discovered at Kamloops Residential School in 2021, a movement to uncover the extent of residential school graves gained traction. As evidence pointed to the existence of thousands of unmarked graves, a disturbing number of residential school deniers came out of the woodwork and into the public eye — so much so that if you search “residential […]

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