Murray Sinclair, the Anishinaabe former senator and judge who led Canada’s groundbreaking Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) investigation into the country’s residential school system, has […]
Tag: Reconciliation
Canada Observes 4th Annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Canada observes its fourth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation today, a time to honor the Indigenous children who died in residential schools, as […]
Canadian Medical Association Issues Apology for Past Harms to Indigenous Communities
The organization representing Canada’s doctors has formally apologized for the harm the medical profession has inflicted on Indigenous Peoples. On Wednesday, the Canadian Medical Association […]
Family Denied Federal Funding to Repatriate Residential School Survivor’s Remains Due to Adult Age at Time of Death
The family of Percy Onabigon, who has been fighting for years to repatriate his remains after he was sent to a residential school in Thunder […]
Canada to Issue Formal Apology to Nine Dakota and Lakota Nations for Historic Refugee Designation
The federal government is set to formally apologize to the Dakota and Lakota Nations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan on Monday for historically designating them as […]
Kitselas First Nation Initials Treaty After Decades of Negotiations
The chief of the Kitselas First Nation has initialed a treaty with the governments of Canada and British Columbia, marking the end of decades-long negotiations […]
National Chief Warns On-Reserve Infrastructure Gap Could Exceed $500 Billion by 2040 Without Federal Action.
The Assembly of First Nations warns that without immediate action from the federal government, the cost of fixing infrastructure on reserves could reach over $500 […]
One year after the Pope’s apology, reconciliation is gradually unfolding, taking place day by day.
In the wake of receiving a long-awaited apology from the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Phil Fontaine finds himself with a year’s worth of […]