Williams Lake First Nation plans dig for remains at former school, signs deal with RCMP, province

The Williams Lake First Nation is preparing for the potential excavation of the site of a former residential school where it believes human remains may be located and has signed an agreement with the province and RCMP to help guide the sensitive process. The Ministry of Indigenous Relations said Monday that the memorandum of understanding […]

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Canada’s top court dismisses federal Indian day school survivor’s appeal

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request from a federal Indian day school survivor to appeal a lower court ruling related to a multi-billion dollar settlement agreement she said left survivors like her shortchanged and retraumatized. Jessie Waldron, who attended the Waterhen Lake Indian Day School in northern Saskatchewan during the 1960s and […]

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Walk aims to raise awareness for the suffering of residential school survivors

The sound of drums echoed through downtown Winnipeg Thursday at an event held to honour residential school survivors and bring attention to the ongoing suffering advocates say that system has caused to generations of Indigenous people. On Thursday, hundreds took to the streets of downtown Winnipeg for what was dubbed the Survivor’s Walk, and many […]

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Sol Mamakwa and the promises to First Nations in Ontario

The promise was made by Ontario Doug Ford following NDP MPP Sol Mamakwa’s historical speech in the Ontario Legislature this week. Mamakwa told Nation to Nation host Annette Francis the community is very happy to hear the news and it’s been a long time coming. “I was hoping that the premier would get up and commit […]

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