The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the largest class-action settlement in Canadian history, began in 2007. One of the elements of the agreement was the…
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…
How the Government of Canada has been responding to the TRC’s Calls to Action on sports and reconciliation The Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, the…
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) unveiled a new Survivors’ Flag to mark the first official National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. The…
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…
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…
OTTAWA — The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is pledging to fundraise $30 million for projects to help residential school survivors heal from their trauma.…
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…
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…
OTTAWA — Catholic bishops in Canada are apologizing “unequivocally” to Indigenous Peoples for the suffering endured in residential schools, just as Pope Francis prepares to…
Canada’s first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is taking place Thursday and communities across the country are preparing to mark the day with virtual…
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.…
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…
MIRAMICHI, NB — Selection of a coroner’s jury began today for an inquest into the June 2020 police killing of an Indigenous man in New…