N.W.T. residential school monument site and touchstone unveiled
Dozens of residential school survivors, intergenerational survivors and local community members gathered to witness the blessing of the location for a territorial residential school monument.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/residential-school-monument-unveiled-9.7227708?cmp=rss
Île-à-la-Crosse survivors hold healing camp as long-awaited compensation process begins
Dozens of survivors of the Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School attended a multi-day retreat designed to promote reconnection and healing, just days ahead of being able to apply for settlement compensation after a legal battle that took more than 20 years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/ile-a-la-crosse-residential-school-survivors-healing-camp-9.7219512?cmp=rss
'Our voices had to be heard': Survivors of Île-à-la-Crosse residential school gather for healing camp
Dozens of survivors of the Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School attended a multi-day retreat designed to promote reconnection and healing, just days ahead of being able to apply for settlement compensation after a legal battle that took more than 20 years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/ile-a-la-crosse-residential-school-survivors-healing-camp-9.7219512?cmp=rss
Middle schoolers create 10,000-piece mosaic to honour residential school survivor
Students at a Saint John middle school created a giant mosaic honouring residential school survivor Andrea Simon at TD Station.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/project-orange-mosaic-saint-john-bayside-middle-school-9.7220810?cmp=rss
Priest says he regrets comments about ‘residential’ school in Honduras during CBU convocation speech
A Cape Breton priest says he regrets making controversial comments about a “residential” school in a speech last week after he received an honorary degree during Cape Breton University's convocation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/priest-regrets-comments-cbu-convocation-speech-residential-school-in-honduras-9.7220226?cmp=rss
Proposed St. Boniface apartment building sparks battle over housing, history
Hundreds of people have signed a petition against a proposed apartment building in St. Boniface. In addition to concerns about the size and density of the project, opponents say the property sits on part of a former residential school.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/des-meurons-apartments-st-boniface-industrial-school-9.7217550?cmp=rss
Residential school survivors testify in front of international tribunal
A panel of residential school survivors provided witness testimony on Tuesday to the Permanent Peoples Tribunal, an international independent court of opinion investigating Canada's responsibility for the residential school system and the human rights violations associated with it.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/ppt-residential-school-survivors-testimony-9.7212210?cmp=rss
Survivors in Manitoba urge feds not to let up on reconciliation 5 years after suspected graves found in B.C.
Crowds in Winnipeg and Sioux Valley Dakota Nation marked the fifth anniversary of the discovery of potential graves at a former residential school site in B.C. by calling on the federal government not to pull back on the search for similar sites.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/national-day-of-action-winnipeg-9.7213952?cmp=rss
B.C. First Nation marks 5 years since potential burial sites found on grounds of former school
It has been five years since a Kamloops First Nation shared preliminary findings of an investigation into potential burial sites on the grounds of the former residential school.
#Perspectives #KamloopsIndianResidentialSchool #TkemlúpsteSecwepemc
https://globalnews.ca/news/11870752/bc-first-nation-marks-5-years-potential-burial-sites-found-grounds-former-school/
B.C. First Nation marks 5 years since potential burial sites found on grounds of former school
It has been five years since a Kamloops First Nation shared preliminary findings of an investigation into potential burial sites on the grounds of the former residential school.
#Perspectives #KamloopsIndianResidentialSchool #TkemlúpsteSecwepemc
https://globalnews.ca/news/11870752/bc-first-nation-marks-5-years-potential-burial-sites-found-grounds-former-school/