A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
Chanie Wenjack was an Anishanaabe boy born in Ogoki Post on the Marten Falls Reserve Jan. 19, 1954. “Chanie’s story, tragically, is like so many stories of Indigenous children in this country; he fell victim to Canada’s colonization of Indigenous peoples,” states the About section of the Gordon Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund website…
Healing, support and truth-telling were the objectives for a community knowledge sharing event in Truro on Saturday…
Speaking at the event Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) Chief Clarence Louie recalled earlier in the day when he was watching television coverage of the National Day For Truth and Reconciliation, a feeling of satisfaction that this important issue was “being spoken about across the country”. “To me, what truth and reconciliation has to…
On Sept. 16, Keeseekooose First Nation held an event called the ‘Truth Telling Gathering’ where people shared stories of their traumas from the residential school systems, in an effort to help the community heal…
