A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
On September 29, U of T held its fourth annual institution-wide event commemorating Orange Shirt Day. The day, observed on September 30, honours Indigenous children who did and did not survive the residential school system and highlights Canadian institutions’ need to actively seek reconciliation. The ceremony highlighted the Indian Residential School Survivors’ Storybase — a resource…
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…
The recent homeless count in Greater Vancouver shows the continued impact of residential schools on survivors and their families, advocates and support workers say…
