Echaquan family announces lawsuit against Quebec hospital in wake of coroner’s report
TROIS-RIVIERES — Joyce Echaquan's family said Tuesday it would launch legal action against the hospital where she died, hours after a Quebec coroner said a…
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Want to decolonize education? Where classes are held matters
By Shauna MacKinnon, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Urban and Inner-City Studies, University of Winnipeg and Kathy Mallett, Indigenous activist and community research partner…
Ontario health units preparing for COVID vaccinations of kids aged five to 11
TORONTO — Ontario health units are developing plans for the vaccination of children aged five to 11 once COVID-19 shots are approved for them. Toronto…
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: Universities and schools must acknowledge how colonial education has reproduced
By Lisa Howell, PhD Candidate, part-time professor, Faculty of Education, L'Universite d'Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Kiera Brant-Birioukov, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, York University, Canada, and…
Reckoning with the truths of unmarked graves of Indigenous children, education systems must take action
By Lisa Korteweg, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, Lakehead University; Pauline Tennent, Manager, Centre for Human Rights Research, University of Manitoba, and Tesa Fiddler, Indigenous…
Indigenous groups in B.C. get mental health funding for residential school survivors
VANCOUVER — Colette Trudeau learned the truth about her family's heritage at age eight, and that's when she began to understand that pretending to be…
Catholic bishop hopes residential school apology will improve Indigenous relations
A leader in Canada's national assembly of Catholic bishops says he hopes an apology for the harms endured at residential schools could mark a turning…
Canadian Conference of Bishops pledge $30M for survivors of residential schools
OTTAWA — The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is pledging to fundraise $30 million for projects to help residential school survivors heal from their trauma.…
Work aims to uncover history of boarding school burial site
ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque city officials plan to use ground-penetrating radar as they research the history of a site where dozens of Native American boarding school…
Businesses, schools and cities observing National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
As the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaches, Alana Hogstead has decided as a small-business owner to close up her shop in honour…
Canadian Catholic bishops ‘apologize unequivocally’ for residential schools
OTTAWA — Catholic bishops in Canada are apologizing “unequivocally'' to Indigenous Peoples for the suffering endured in residential schools, just as Pope Francis prepares to…
Survivor offers advice on how to honour National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
For the past six years, Geraldine Shingoose has been sharing her truths as a residential school survivor — or warrior as she prefers to be…
Ontario Human Rights Commission seeks input on derogatory street, building names
The Ontario Human Rights Commission is seeking the public's input as it develops a policy statement on the display of derogatory names, words and images.…
Indigenous Australian wants early pension due to short lives
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Aboriginal man is taking Australia's government to court to argue that Indigenous people should have access to their pensions earlier…
Boston Marathon paying tribute to 2 time Indigenous champion
BOSTON (AP) — Organizers of the Boston Marathon publicly apologized for running the 125th edition of the planet's most celebrated footrace on Indigenous Peoples Day.…