Residential school monument damaged in La Ronge

A monument in honour of residential school survivors and the ones who didn’t make it home was vandalized in La Ronge this week.The monument marks the spot of two residential schools, including the All Saints Indian Residential School which is photographed on its surface. It is located downtown La Ronge…

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Delorme hopes to bridge the gap between government and witnesses for residential school records

Cadmus Delorme has been tasked with bringing the “worldviews” of the Canadian government and Indigenous survivors together when it comes to identifying and acquiring all relevant records for Indian residential schools.“No one’s opposing this,” said Delorme, chair of the Residential Schools Documents Advisory Committee…

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Communities gather to observe National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation Chief Greg Nadjiwon stood behind a microphone in front of a sacred fire and spoke about the time he broke down crying in the halls of a former residential school near Algoma University. Dozens dressed in orange listened to the chief at the Gichi-Name Wiikwedong Reconciliation Garden…

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National Advisory Committee hosts community knowledge sharing event in Nova Scotia

The National Advisory Committee on missing children and unmarked graves hosted a community event in Truro Saturday to bring together the voices of residential school survivors. “To be able to come together and offer that support and be able to share those stories and share those steps on that journey to healing is important…

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