Mayor says they chose to fly flags at half-mast in keeping with other B.C. communities
The bodies of 215 Indigenous children were found at a former residential school
Discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children was confirmed by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation
“It really is about you — you survived that horror, and it’s important that you get what you need,” Splatsin Chief Wayne Christian said
‘It’s a harsh reality and it’s our truths. It’s our history and it’s something we’ve always had to fight to prove,’ says chief Rosanne Casimir
‘I’m glad that they were found. It’s an eye-opener for many people all over the world,’ says Pearl Petal a survivor of St. Joseph’s Mission
The legislation would establish a new statutory holiday to commemorate the victims and survivors of Indigenous residential schools
John Horgan says the discovery of the remains of 215 children is a tragedy of unimaginable proportions
‘The answer isn’t in the horror of the abuse, the answer is in how that continues to play out, both with the survivor directly and intergenerationally and at a community level’
The money was paid under settlement terms of the Indian residential schools class action.
Many Indigenous children were abused and thousands died of disease, malnutrition in residential schools
After 45 years of lobbying the federal and B.C. governments, the building is slated for demolition in the spring
He said modern Conservatives have a better record on the schools than Liberals
Stephanie Scott says symbols are powerful medicine to bring comfort to survivors
Among residential schools in Canada, St. Anne’s in Fort Albany, Ont., was particularly toxic
Documents suggest children younger than Grade 4 are too emotionally vulnerable to learn about residential schools
“By the time I left the residential school, I didn’t like myself. To me, it was like I was one of God’s worst creations.”
Phyllis Webstad and Joan Sorley worked on the 156-page book to help educate students
Wear an orange shirt on Sept. 30 to remember and honour survivors of residential schools
It’s now up to Ontario’s Court of Appeal to sort out the venue question
