Residential schools

2022 - 9 - 30

Inuk Justice James Igloliorte on residential schools, Indigenous ... (CBC.ca)

James Igloliorte shares his thoughts on the role residential school has played in his life and career, on being Indigenous in the justice system, and on how ...

You remain and appreciate where you came from and how you relate to people who are indigenous. There are some people who are set in their ways and you may as well allow them to continue as they are. We recognize, though, that those of us who feel we're successful or we feel that we're resilient, that we have a duty to advocate. We have a duty to advocate for people who did not fare so well. So here we are, the second National Day of Reconciliation.… To assert as you just have the complexity of residential schools, and to almost proudly say that you and other people did well in life because of it, aren't you the exception that proves the rule?… All people want to recognize that you don't do it on your own. I think that ultimately all people want to be valued for their own abilities. And so the positive cases, it's almost as though we can't talk about it. and this is very controversial — if it hadn't been for residential school, he didn't think he would be the accomplished novelist, playwright, pianist that he was. And not for one minute did he regret his time at the dormitory.… And in that talk he shared his experience [about] a residential school very, very far away.…

Old bridge to Alberni Indian Residential School repainted orange in ... (CBC.ca)

A portion of an old bridge that crosses the Somass River on Central Vancouver Island has been returned to its original orange in time for the National Day ...

A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for survivors and those affected. a lot of bad things that happened to individuals," Samuel told CBC News. Riverbend Bridge, known locally as the Orange Bridge, crosses the river in Port Alberni at Highway 4 and Falls Street, near the Tseshaht administrative building. at Harbour Quay. 30 at 10:30 a.m. Tseshaht elected Chief Ken Watts said a working group of Alberni Indian Residential School survivors asked the First Nation to repaint the bridge orange to help remind visitors and community members of the painful past of their experiences at the nearby residential school.

University memorializing residential school victims through planting ... (Medicine Hat News)

A student-led project that aims to memorialize the victims and survivors of residential schools by planting trees across the University of Lethbridge campus ...

Those little kids that got taken away from their homes, stripped of their culture they remain there, and it is up to us to give them a proper memorial, to give peace to those involved,” said Ross. “We want to wear them on this day uniting us together as a community and to help bridge the gap. She said trees survive all storms and just like a tree we must stand tall and continue to grow, and just like the poppy on Remembrance Day, they created pins. We want to inspire reconnection to the land. “We wanted full grown trees to represent that history has already happened, but it’s how we move forward from here. “We chose trees because they are a vital connection between human beings and the earth.

Bruderheim girl honours residential school victims (FortSaskOnline.com)

A fourth-grade girl in Bruderheim is honouring residential school victims. On Sunday (Sept. 25), McKenna Bonner was hard at work painting a sidewalk in the ...

“It’s amazing to see a young girl take leadership not only in school but also in the larger community,” says Vandelannoite. Bonner first had to present her idea to the town council for approval. "My mom's side of the family went to residential schools."

Reconciliation and justice must go hand-in-hand, says Nunavut MP ... (Nunavut News)

Reconciliation must come with justice, says Nunavut MP Lori Idlout on the topic of Orange Shirt Day. With the rediscovery of thousands of unmarked graves of ...

“I know people during these times tend to be triggered because of the conversations that it sparks. “He acknowledged what his church has done and that there needs to be a better path forward,” said Idlout. There were 14 residential schools in what is now Nunavut, which operated from 1955 to 1995.

Doctor who blew whistle on atrocities of residential schools ... (CBC.ca)

Canada's former chief medical health inspector of what was then called the Indian Affairs department, Dr. Peter Bryce, is being honoured with a plaque for ...

Bryce is that when the headlines die, the children do too," Blackstock said. To mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the Caring Society played a CBC Radio documentary, first aired on Sept. A national Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for survivors and those affected. "That is our opportunity today … "That story is the same. On the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Dr. "Just like in Dr. It hasn't fully been healed. "It hasn't fully been settled. "That has been the history of residential schools and their consequences." "What I hope people take away from seeing it is that Ottawa really is the command and control of residential schools." "It's really a story about what happens when you ignore the facts put before you and what happens when you act as if the lives of some children are less valuable than the lives of other children, and when you do that along racial lines," she said.

Reconciliation and justice must go hand-in-hand, says Nunavut MP ... (Northern News Services)

Rivoire is a Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children across the Arctic. He was in Canada from the early 1960s to 1993 before moving back to ...