A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
The smell of sage and sweetgrass floated in the air Monday over a mostly sombre ceremony in Ottawa to reflect on the legacy of residential schools and remember those who survived – and the thousands who didn’t. Amid the more difficult moments at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony on Parliament Hill came […]
THUNDER BAY – In his speech at Vickers Park for Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Orange Shirt Day Walk and Gathering, NAN Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin informed the public the gathering was held Friday because of the federally instituted Truth and Reconciliation Day statutory holiday on Sept. 30. Sept. 27 was chosen by NAN’s because […]
Manitoba businesses are trying to decide how best to mark Orange Shirt Day, now that the national day for reflection on the impacts of the residential school system will be observed as a statutory holiday in the province. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, also referred to as Orange Shirt Day, has […]
In the spirit of truth and reconciliation, a Survivors’ Flag was unveiled Tuesday morning outside Simcoe Hall at Lakehead University in Orillia. Linda Rodenburg, principal of Lakehead’s Orillia campus, says the flag honours the victims of 140 federally run residential schools, their families, and communities.”I have a nine-year-old…
