Delivering on TRC recommendation 66: youth programs

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…

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…

Delivering on TRC recommendations 87 to 91: Sports

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…

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation unveils Survivors Flag

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…

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…

Canada’s First National Day for Truth and Reconciliation commemorated with events

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…

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…

New Brunswick coroner’s inquest begins into 2020 police killing of Rodney Levi

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…

Haaland: Petito case a reminder of missing Native Americans

WASHINGTON — Speaking in personal terms, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said extensive news media coverage of the disappearance and death of 22-year-old Gabby Petito while…