A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
The Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre(opens in a new tab) at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie is being honoured with a prestigious award from the Ontario Museum Association. The centre received the award of excellence in exhibitions for the world-famous exhibit, called Reclaiming Shingwauk Hall…
The Northwest Territories is lagging behind in the pursuit of obtaining residential school records. Files are stored down south, and some of the documentation is in rough shape, if it exists at all…
A First Nation in Port Alberni says a controversial public speaker will not be welcome in their territory following anti-Indigenous comments she made online about residential schools. Tseshaht First Nation of Port Alberni put out a public statement on Oct. 20, 2023 stating that Tanya Gaw and her group Action4Canada are not welcome in Tseshaht […]
Saskatchewan Treaty Commissioner Mary Musqua-Culbertson didn’t mince words when she spoke to members of the Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples Oct. 25 about the difficulty in accessing Catholic Church records for Indigenous residential schools. Not only has her office come up against barriers in trying to acquire student…
