Catholic bishops in Canada are apologizing “unequivocally” to Indigenous Peoples for the suffering endured in residential schools, just as Pope Francis prepares to meet with Indigenous leaders at the Vatican later this fall.
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Researchers say that TB at residential schools was no accident
Two experts in tuberculosis say the mass death from TB at residential schools was no accident, but the result of deliberate neglect that was part of Canada’s broader genocidal project.
Catholic group says it will release all residential school records from B.C., Saskatchewan
The Missionary of Oblates of Mary Immaculate operated 48 schools, including the Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan and the Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C
Canada proposes to settle indigenous lawsuit after discovery of children’s remains
Canada has reached a proposed settlement with a group of indigenous survivors of the now-defunct residential schools for the abuse they suffered, a federal minister said on Wednesday, ending a 14-year fight for justice.
Sir John A. Macdonald statue removed in Charlottetown after city council vote
City crews in Charlottetown have taken down a controversial statue of Canada’s first prime minister.
A Letter from an Indian Agent to cut off Rations for J.B Gambler: Calling Lake Alberta 1935
The letter provides stark evidence of the price paid by Native parents who did not comply with the residential school system.
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