Walk aims to raise awareness for the suffering of residential school survivors

The sound of drums echoed through downtown Winnipeg Thursday at an event held to honour residential school survivors and bring attention to the ongoing suffering advocates say that system has caused to generations of Indigenous people. On Thursday, hundreds took to the streets of downtown Winnipeg for what was dubbed the Survivor’s Walk, and many […]

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Walk aims to raise awareness for the suffering of residential school survivors

The sound of drums echoed through downtown Winnipeg Thursday at an event held to honour residential school survivors and bring attention to the ongoing suffering advocates say that system has caused to generations of Indigenous people. On Thursday, hundreds took to the streets of downtown Winnipeg for what was dubbed the Survivor’s Walk, and many […]

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Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc to reflect on 3 years since ‘215’ findings

It’s been nearly three years since the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation shared the preliminary findings of a ground-penetrating radar survey on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School that the nation said indicated the remains of approximately 200 people could be buried on the site. To many, that day is…

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The story of an Innu boy 400 years ago may have been the template for residential schools

The story begins in 1620. The Mayflower lands in what’s now New England, as religious wars were tearing Europe apart. Later that same year, another ship leaves the “New World,” bound for France. On it was a young Innu boy. We know his name: Pastedechouan. The fact that we know it is the result of […]

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