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A residential school survivor who helped secure a historic apology from Canada reminds the nation that only 15% of reconciliation recommendations have been completed. His powerful keynote at the University of Calgary inspires renewed commitment to truth and healing.
Hundreds wore orange and stood together on Truth and Reconciliation Day at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia. Community leaders celebrated growing support while standing firm against those who deny what happened to Indigenous children.
More than 400 people gathered in Langley last year to honor residential school survivors, and this year's event promises another powerful evening of community healing. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation celebration on September 30 brings together drummers, speakers, and personal stories to foster understanding.
A small Canadian town is turning reflection into action with a week of Indigenous-led events honoring residential school survivors. St. Marys, Ontario is proving reconciliation happens one community at a time.
Survivors of the Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School and their descendants have won a historic legal victory. A Saskatchewan judge certified their class action lawsuit and approved settlements with Canada and the province, opening the door to long-awaited compensation.
After years of advocacy, survivors of Saskatchewan's Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School won court approval for a historic settlement worth $27.3 million. The victory brings recognition and healing to a community long overlooked by national compensation efforts.
Shirley Horn, taken from her family at age five, worked with an Anishinaabe author to create a children's book blending truth and hope. The illustrated story preserves history while showing the resilience of children who survived Canada's residential school system.
A Métis illustrator is helping share a residential school survivor's message of kindness through a bilingual children's book that teaches Cree values with gentle care. The true story honors one mother's resilience while making difficult history accessible to young readers.
