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Residential-school denialism doesn’t stand up to reality
Raymond Frogner
british columbia
B.C. First Nation says 40 unmarked graves found around former school
The Survivors’ Flag hangs to honour Indigenous Peoples who were forced to attend residential schools, is shownon the grounds of the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Nineteen anomalies have been located using ground-penetrating radar during a search for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school northeast of Edmonton.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
opinion
I did not know Thomas or Samuel Skelliter. But I am speaking for them now
Tanya Talaga
opinion
The sorrows and delights of unsanctioned public art
Marsha Lederman
report on business
Companies challenged by labour shortage seek to recruit, retain Indigenous workers
A growing number of Canadian corporations are pursuing cultural awareness training in order to get better at recruiting and retaining Indigenous employees. People are silhouetted as they walk past the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, May 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Interim report on unmarked graves finds Indigenous communities still face insufficient funding, lack of access to records
The offerings of teddy bears and shoes at the memorial grew daily in June at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School as visitors paid respects. In late May Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc announced the discovery of 215 remains in unmarked graves at one of Canada’s largest former residential schools in the B.C. Interior.
opinion
‘Moving on’ from residential schools requires more than acknowledgment and apologies
Celia Haig-Brown
canada
Manitoba First Nation to begin searching former residential school sites for graves
A rock with the message "Every Child Matters" painted on it sits at a memorial outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, B.C., Thursday, July 15, 2021. One year after ground-penetrating radar discovered a burial site containing the remains of 215 children at Kamloops Residential school in British Columbia, Ontario's four main party leaders are reaffirming commitments to the search for burial sites in Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Pope Francis speaks of honouring elders as a path to reconciliation at Edmonton mass
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canada
Watch Pope Francis's full speech apologizing for residential school abuses
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alberta
Moments of reflection and emotion at Pope Francis's formal apology for abuses at residential schools
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canada
'I am deeply sorry': Pope Francis apologizes for abuses at residential schools
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canada
Pope Francis arrives in Edmonton to begin visit for Indigenous reconciliation
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canada
Catholic dioceses failed in the past to raise money promised to residential school survivors. Will they now?
A rock with the message "Every Child Matters" painted on it sits at a memorial outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
Now is the time for truth-telling about surviving residential schools, not denial
Tanya Talaga
british columbia
Governor-General’s eulogy marks end of traditional year of grieving for lost Indigenous children
Canada's Governor General Mary Simon is embraced at a memorial event marking the first anniversary of the discovery of unmarked Indigenous child graves at the Tk'emlups Pow Wow Arbour in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
canada
A year of trauma, catharsis and finally peace for some survivors of former Kamloops residential school
People are silhouetted as they walk past the former Kamloops Indian Residential School after gathering to honour the 215 children whose remains have been discovered buried near the facility, in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, May 31, 2021. The year since the the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation announced that ground-penetrating radar had located the suspected grave sites in a former apple orchard has been one of national reckoning about residential schools in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Chief sees process of ‘exhumation to memorialization’ at unmarked graves site at former B.C. residential school
A sign is pictured at a memorial outside the Kamloops Residential School in Kamloops, B.C., Sunday, June, 13, 2021. The remains of 215 children were discovered buried near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School earlier this month. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
british columbia
Tk’emlúps chief disappointed in Pope, Royal Family’s visit plans
Tk'emlups te Secwepemc Chief Rosanne Casimir stands outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School after speaking to reporters, in Kamloops, B.C., on Friday, June 4, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Discovery of unmarked graves triggered Canada’s year of reckoning over residential schools
A rock with the message "Every Child Matters" painted on it sits at a memorial outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation released a report outlining the findings of a search of the property using ground-penetrating radar which found the remains of 215 children buried near the former school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Head of Anglican Church visiting Saskatchewan residential school survivors
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, pays his respects at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 3, 2017. The senior bishop from the Church of England is visiting Saskatchewan this weekend to meet with residential school survivors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ariel Schalit
canada
Two Globe and Mail projects nominated for Michener Award for public-service journalism
Orange ribbons - a memorial symbol for the 215 Indigenous children who's remains were found at a former Kamloops Indian Residential School - are tied to the gates surrounding St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica in Toronto, Ont., on Thursday, August 5, 2021. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
british columbia
Trudeau to visit Williams Lake First Nation following residential school probe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is framed by a eagle statue as he attending the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
Decision to lay charges after Manitoba residential school investigation weeks away
A rock with the message "Every Child Matters" painted on it sits at a memorial outside the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Kamloops, B.C., on Thursday, July 15, 2021.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
B.C.’s Lower Post residential school’s story starts with abuse and ends in fire – but keeps pointing toward justice
Crystal Schick/ The Globe and Mail Firesmart and wild land fire fighting crew members watch as the remains of the former residential school in Lower Post, B.C., burn on September 29, 2021.
canada
Flags fly at full-mast on federal buildings once again — but not for long
canada
Evening Update: Trudeau rebuked by First Nations chief for skipping ceremony on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
In this photo provided by the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (R) and Minister of Indigenous Services of Canada Marc Miller (L) lay flowers at a memorial outside of the Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia on October 18, 2021. - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the indigenous community of Kamloops where the remains of 215 children were found in May at a former residential school. (Photo by Adam Scotti / Office of the Prime Minister of Canada / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /Adam SCOTTI/ Office of the Prime Minister of Canada " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by ADAM SCOTTI/Office of the Prime Minister of /AFP via Getty Images)
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Politics Briefing: Trudeau to visit Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation next week
People listen as drummers begin to play after a moment of silence during a Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc ceremony to honour residential school survivors and mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, in Kamloops, BC., on Thursday, September 30, 2021. The remains of 215 children were discovered buried near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School earlier this year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck