A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
Residential school survivors from across Ontario recently gathered in Sault Ste. Marie to share their stories and hear about the ongoing effort to find the children who never made it home. Here are some extended interview clips with eight of the survivors…
OTTAWA — The federal government is backtracking on a move to limit funding for searches of former residential school grounds. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree said in a statement Friday the government has heard concerns from Indigenous leaders and communities “loud and clear.” Communities could previously receive up to $3 million per year through the […]
As white settlers made their way through North America, claiming the land as their own and forcibly moving Indigenous tribes out of their way, they also provided a place for children. In the name of Manifest Destiny, the white settlers set up residential schools for native children. Here, children were taken from their tribes and […]
A travelling exhibit now at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) entitled ‘George Littlechild: Here I am — Can you see me?’, which is on until Aug. 17, aims to shine an even brighter light on the horrific realities of the residential school system. The exhibit’s 22 pieces are by well-known Cree artist George […]
