A collection of news and internal articles shared regarding the latest updates in discovery, truth, and reconciliation surrounding residential schools.
Halifax officially has a new street name. The former Cornwallis Street is now Nora Bernard Street, named after the Mi’kmaq activist and residential school survivor. “It’s just incredible, it means so much,” says her daughter, Natalie MacLeod Gloade. Bernard led the largest class action lawsuit in Canadian history in support of 79,000 other…
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 […]
