October 17, 2026
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Marc P. Klijnsmit



Canada  / News  / Residential School  / School  / Trending
No opting out: School district says students will have to study residential schools
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On November 20, 2016


Anglophone West clarifies letter informing parents they could choose to not give permission for course By Shaun Waters, CBC News Posted: Nov 18, 2016 5:47 PM AT Last Updated: Nov 19, 2016 3:39 PM AT This letter was sent to parents from Devon Middle […]


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An untold history of resistance to residential schools
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On November 15, 2016


First Nations parents hid their children from clerics to avoid sending them to church-run schools By Josée Dupuis, CBC News Posted: Oct 27, 2016 5:15 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 27, 2016 1:48 PM ET Marie-Jeanne Papatie hid from clerics in her family basement […]


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Native American  / Residential School  / Survivors  / Trending  / Truth
Genoa Indian Industrial School
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On November 15, 2016


U.S. Indian Industrial School U.S. National Register of Historic Places Shop building, now operated as a museum Nearest city Genoa, Nebraska Coordinates 41°26′58″N97°43′27″W Area 470 acres (190 ha) Built 1884 NRHP Reference # 70000373[1] Added to NRHP October 15, 1970 The Indian Industrial School at Genoa, […]


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A Cruel Chapter in U.S. Government/Native American History: Boarding Schools (2000)
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On November 15, 2016


The United States Indian Industrial School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, generally known as Carlisle Indian Industrial School, was the flagship Indian boarding school in the United States from 1879 through 1918. Founded in 1879 by Captain Richard Henry Pratt under authority […]


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Impact of wildfire on Fort McMurray Indigenous communities to be studied
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On November 9, 2016


People have deep-seated issues they need to address’ By David Thurton, CBC News Posted: Nov 09, 2016 5:00 AM  Brian Fayant, vice-president of Fort McMurray’s Nistawoyou Friendship Centre, says the wildfire exacerbated issues faced by First Nations and Métis people. (David Thurton/ CBC […]


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Canada  / Claims  / News  / Residential School  / Settlement  / Survivors  / Trending
Residential school compensation case caught in ‘arcane’ legal battle
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On November 6, 2016


GLORIA GALLOWAY  OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail A 66-year-old indigenous man who says he was raped by a priest when he was a young boy at an Indian residential school has been waiting more than six years for the compensation he […]


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Applications for Residential School Survivors
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On November 6, 2016


Applications are now being accepted by the Claims Administrator for the Residential School survivors in Newfoundland and Labrador. Kelly Cee is an agent at the claims administrator office in Waterloo, Ontario. Cee says that survivors can now start to submit […]


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Canada  / News  / Residential School  / Survivors  / Trending
Author of Abandoned Manitoba explores site of old Birtle Indian residential school
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 25, 2016


Derelict, historical buildings across Prairie province gain new life in book by Gordon Goldsboroug CBC News Posted: Oct 25, 2016 4:07 PM CT Last Updated: Oct 25, 2016 4:07 PM CT Abandoned Manitoba launched in Winnipeg on Tuesday. (Great Plains Publications) Related […]


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Canada  / Exhibition  / News  / Residential School
Residential school being restored
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 24, 2016


Hamilton Spectator By Carmela Fragomeni The Woodland Cultural Centre in Brantford is successfully reinventing itself to add to the Indian Residential School story. The Centre, a cultural and heritage museum housed in what was once the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School, […]


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Canada  / Inspirational  / Residential School  / Survivors  / Trending  / Video  / Youth
We Matter – Violet Beaulieu
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 21, 2016


Violet Beaulieu shares a message to Indigenous youth as a part of the We Matter Campaign. We Matter is a national campaign about communicating short messages with our Indigenous youth that no matter how hopeless life may feel sometimes, there […]


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The other residential school runaways
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 20, 2016


Two boys escaping a residential school followed tragically in the footsteps of Chanie Wenjack. Their story was forgotten. Until now. Michael Friscolanti October 20, 2016 The runaway project: In 1967, Maclean’s told the heartbreaking story of Chanie Wenjack and his lonely death near […]


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Canada  / Music  / News  / Trending
Gord Downie launches fund to support residential schools healing
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 18, 2016


  LYNN SAXBERG, OTTAWA CITIZEN More from Lynn Saxberg, Ottawa Citizen Pearl Achneepineskum, sister of Chanie Wenjeck, talks to the media at the NAC in Ottawa Tuesday about the Secret Path project, which is a significant part of the Gord […]


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Claims  / Residential School  / Settlement  / Survivors  / Trending
Residential School Class Action update
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 17, 2016


The Residential School Class Action settlement agreement was recently approved by the Supreme Court of NL. Below is link to the letter from the lawyer outlining important next steps for survivors:   CLICK THE LINK BELOW   Residential School Reporting […]


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Canada  / News  / Residential School  / School
If These Walls Could Talk
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 16, 2016


The physical traces of residential schools By  Lana Slezic August 17, 2015 • 1,190 words Photography by Lana ŠlezićComing down The front entrance of St. Michael’s Indian Residential School in Alert Bay, British Columbia. Demolition of the building began in February 2015. […]


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Canada  / Settlement  / Survivors
Canadian government claims residential school lawyer committed fraud over fees
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 14, 2016


By Jennifer Graham – The Canadian Press. Regina lawyer Tony Merchant is seen in a file photo. Lawyers for the Canada’s attorney general have accused the Merchant Law Group of fraud, deceit and fraudulent misrepresentation. Global News / File Listen   […]


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Canada  / Residential School
The Secret Path: Gord Downie’s Chanie Wenjack tribute album
Marc P. Klijnsmit Posted On October 13, 2016


Gord Downie’s new album to be released in October is dedicated to residential school runaway Chanie Wenjack and will be accompanied by an 88-page graphic novel by Jeff Lemire. An animated film, inspired by the music and illustrations will be […]


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    Residential School Magazine: Dealing with all aspects of the residential school experience. Featuring stories from survivors, interviews with prominent First Nations and Native American people, and inspirational essays and narratives. Its general tone will be to uplift, aid, and inform readers who have been affected by the residential school system.


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