8 h. ago Residential school buildings demolished on B.C. island, survivor says it’s a new chapter

Survivors of the Christie Indian Residential School were invited to Meares Island, off the coast of Tofino, to witness the destruction of the site's remaining buildings.

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33 h. ago Survivors mark 50th anniversary of closure of Portage la Prairie residential school

Survivors reunited with friends they haven't seen in 50 years to commemorate the occasion and share the progress they have made towards healing.

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9 d. ago NS groups recognize Truth and Reconciliation Day with speeches, events

Groups gathered to observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, with a series of special events to honour the survivors of the residential school system.

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9 d. ago More work to do toward truth and reconciliation, Indigenous Services minister says

“Often people think that residential school was hundreds of years ago. It is not. It is a reality. We see many survivors here with us today," Mandy Gull-Masty says.

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1 week ago Orange shirt march at UBC focuses on harm to descendants of residential school survivors

Residential school survivor speaks about intergenerational harm to families during event to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

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1 week ago B.C. marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and horrors of residential schools

'Today, we remember the children who never returned home from residential school,' B.C. Premier David Eby said in a statement on Sept. 30.

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1 week ago 5th annual Truth and Reconciliation Day marked by events in Ottawa, Toronto

OTTAWA — Today is the fifth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — a day where Canadians reflect on the legacy of residential schools and remember the survivors and those who never made it home. The residential school era refers to a period between 1857 and 1996 where 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend […]

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1 week ago Here's why a block of Toronto buildings is covered in orange shirts

A group of Toronto buildings near Bathurst and St. Clair are covered in orange shirts right now in observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — also known as Orange Shirt Day.The buildings along Vaughan Road, home to a cluster of housing and health services for Indigenous men, have been catching the eyes of passersby throughout the month ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30.First observed in 2013, the day was established to increase awareness of the horrors of Canada’s residential school system that tore Indigenous communities apart for generations, and the lingering effects on native populations decades after the system's abolition.The dozens of orange shirts lining a group of buildings along Vaughan Rd south of St. Clair are just one of the ways local groups are raising awareness this year.Among the buildings currently sporting orange, the Na-Me-Res Men's Residence at 14 Vaughan Rd. has been given some colourful ac...

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1 week ago This is how people in Ontario are marking National Truth and Reconciliation Day

Today officially marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which recognizes the ongoing trauma caused by residential schools in Canada, reflecting on the children who never returned home, Survivors, their families, and communities. The holiday was officially proposed back in 2015 by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, which, under Action 80, called upon the federal government (in collaboration with Indigenous peoples) to establish a statutory holiday to ensure that "public commemoration of the history and legacy of residential schools remains a vital component of the reconciliation process." Sept. 30 is also known as Orange Shirt Day, which was established in 2013 and honours Phyllis' story, whose new orange shirt was taken on her first day at a residential school when she was only six years old. The orange shirt symbolizes the loss of culture and freedom that many Indigenous children experienced in these schools, and serve...

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3 w. ago 'Long time coming': Construction on Nanton's new elementary school underway

Space will be reused to house junior and senior high school, whose current building will be demolished

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4 w. ago Manitoba pledges $20M to permanent National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation home

The facility will house historical records, including oral testimonies about the impacts of the residential school system, recorded by Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

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