She’s called an emergency meeting with provinces. 11/02/2017 10:38 EDT | Updated 2 hours ago Kristy Kirkup, Canadian Press ADRIAN WYLD/CP Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott rises during question period in the House of Commons on Oct. 24, 2017. OTTAWA […]
Posted: 11/1/2017 6:57 AM | Last Modified: 11/1/2017 9:40 AM TREVOR HAGAN / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES David Alexander Robertson at the Manitoba Book Awardsearlier this year. A children’s book that explores the history and effects of Canada’s residential schools […]
Lesson plans promote Indigenous history, legacy of residential schools EVA FERGUSON, CALGARY HERALD More from Eva Ferguson, Calgary Herald Published on: October 24, 2017 | Last Updated: October 24, 2017 5:33 PM MDT Chief Tony Alexis, Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation […]
Daisy Munroe says frontman’s visit north to launch project, meet Chanie’s family was appreciated CBC News Posted: Oct 19, 2017 3:04 PM ET Last Updated: Oct 19, 2017 3:09 PM ET Gord Downie’s Secret Path project highlighted the death of […]
Downie spent his final months speaking out in support of Indigenous people By John Mazerolle, CBC News Posted: Oct 18, 2017 8:39 AM ET Last Updated: Oct 18, 2017 10:37 AM ET Gord Downie, the Tragically Hip frontman who united a […]
The issue pitted privacy against documenting a dark chapter of Canada’s past. 10/06/2017 10:22 EDT | Updated 10/06/2017 14:01 EDT OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says records detailing the abuse of former residential school students can eventually be […]
The Supreme Court of Canada recently ruled that first-hand accounts of abuse at residential schools can be destroyed, but columnist Jasmine Kabatay hopes they won’t be. Residential school survivor Geronimo Henry, a Mohawk First Nations member of Six Nations near […]
On Saturday, Ugpi’Ganjig First Nation marks Orange Shirt Day to honour Mi’kmaq resilience By Julia Wright, CBC News Posted: Sep 27, 2017 11:48 AM AT Last Updated: Sep 27, 2017 12:29 PM AT Rebecca LaBillois’s mother, Margaret, gathers traditional plant medicine […]
Senator urged Indigenous people to exchange their status cards for ‘a Canadian citizenship.’ The Canadian Press Posted: Sep 19, 2017 4:19 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 19, 2017 4:35 PM ET Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Carolyn Bennett said Tuesday Sen. […]
We meet with two residential school survivors as they share the harrowing experiences they endured as children forced to attend the government-run schools while separated from their families. ‘The Urban Rez’ airs Friday, 02/17 at 9P on VICELAND: http://bit.ly/2leKZLb
‘None of us are leaving, so let’s stop the guilt and blame,’ Conservative senator says in open letter By John Paul Tasker, CBC News Posted: Sep 13, 2017 12:44 PM ET Last Updated: Sep 13, 2017 1:34 PM ET John Paul […]
Augie Merasty was forced to walk 20 miles in subzero weather simply because he lost a mitten and then got the strap when he came back to St. Therese residential school empty-handed. He recounts surviving the abuse of the Manitoba […]
Chanie Wenjack’s short life has become an iconic symbol of the residential school era in Canada. By TANYA TALAGAStaff Reporter Tues., Sept. 5, 2017 The mother of Chanie Wenjack, the 12-year-old boy who froze to death while on the run […]
Woodland Cultural Centre Welcomes Survivors of Residential School, Supporters, for Moving Forward Together Event Brantford, ON – The Woodland Cultural Centre will welcome Survivors of the Residential School system from Six Nations, Northern Ontario, and Quebec for the first annual […]
To date, more than 38,000 people have applied for compensation and $3.1 billion has been paid out. And it could take several more years to wrap up On Oct. 7, 2007, Mary Moonias of Louis Bull First Nation, became the […]
The Canadian Press Published Thursday, August 17, 2017 11:01AM EDT OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal in a case about whether a Manitoba institution should be considered a residential school. Two lower courts said […]
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.
