National News | February 10, 2017 by Tamara Pimentel (This bridge over the Bow River in Calgary is now called the Reconciliation Bridge. The renaming of the bridge inspired a cartoon in the pages of the Calgary Herald. Photo: Tamara Pimentel/APTN) Tamara Pimentel APTN National […]
DESCRIPTION Cooking for Reconciliation is a journey toward Truth and Reconciliation using Indigenous foods to create a better understanding of pre-colonial Indigenous culture and the impact of colonization. Our traditional foods have the ability to nourish and cultivate awareness and […]
Study looked at health care experiences of Indigenous people with diabetes in Canada Jody Porter · CBC News5 Hours Ago Steven Chapman conducts his own dialysis in Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation in northern Ontario. New research shows Indigenous people in Canada […]
GLORIA GALLOWAY OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Feb. 02, 2017 8:41PM EST Last updated Thursday, Feb. 02, 2017 10:25PM EST A lengthy review by Ottawa of people abused as children at Canada’s infamous Indian residential schools has found that fewer than […]
Lax Kw’alaams class of 2017 planning grad trip, looking forward to graduating at home Lenard Monkman · CBC News There are nine students in the Coast Tsimshian Academy’s first ever Grade 12 class. (Cora Barak) 10k shares A small First Nations village […]
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett and the Liberal government have committed to supporting Indigenous child welfare services but many say there’s little progress. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press) Listen 19:45 It’s been one year since the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal’s historic […]
Edmund Metatawabin shares his story of survival with Timmins students Jan 20, 2017 12:00 PM by: Frank Giorno Edmund Metatawabin, author of Up Ghost River and former chief of Fort Albany First Nation, spoke this week to about 100 students and teachers at […]
The crossing in the city’s downtown was named after an architect of the residential school system By Drew Anderson, CBC News Posted: Jan 23, 2017 8:46 PM MT Last Updated: Jan 23, 2017 9:42 PM MT Calgary’s Langevin Bridge, named after one of […]
New exhibit opens at United Way of Winnipeg on Monday By Aidan Geary, CBC News Posted: Jan 23, 2017 5:00 AM CT Last Updated: Jan 23, 2017 5:00 AM CT Andrew Carrier is the minister responsible for Métis Residential Day School Survivors in the […]
A film by Trevor Mack & Matthew Taylor Blais Set on the Tsilhqot’in plateau in the 1970s, Clouds of Autumn focuses on a young Indigenous boy named William and his older sister Shayl whose carefree childhoods are torn apart when […]
Former Anglican minister Ralph Rowe was convicted of sexually abusing boys in northern Ontario during the 1970s and 80s. The Anglican Church has, until now, never issued a formal apology. (THE SURREY-NORTH DELTA LEADER) By TANYA TALAGAStaff Reporter Fri., Jan. 20, […]
Author David A. Robertson says starting the conversation early is not only appropriate, but necessary By Holly Caruk, CBC News Posted: Jan 13, 2017 5:00 AM CT Last Updated: Jan 13, 2017 5:00 AM CT Author David A. Robertson says he was inspired to […]
Residential school trauma and frustration with the system left Simeonie drinking heavily and homeless for over a decade. He talks about how the 2008 Prime Minister’s apology was a turning point for him, and how a managed alcohol program has made his […]
The Season Finale of The Other Side is on APTN tonight!! The tragic history of a residential school, and the quest to find peace for some troubled spirits, is the focus of three intense nights of investigation by the team. […]
At 74, Arthur Bear Chief is bringing his pain to the page. In his book My Decade at Old Sun, My Lifetime of Hell, Bear Chief chronicles his time in residential school, writing candidly about the sexual abuse he suffered and […]
Each piece tells a story Thursday, Dec 22, 2016 06:00 am By: Tammy Marlowe Johnson Richard Whitford poses in front of his Christmas village. Ryan Wellicome A Cochrane couple’s teeny-tiny Christmas village is bringing heaps of holiday cheer to all […]
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 is to uplift, aid, and inform readers who have been affected by the residential school system.
