Statements and News Releases
NCTR hosts National Survivors Gathering
WINNIPEG — The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is proud to host a National Survivors Gathering from August …
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Residential School Documents Advisory Committee confirms membership at inaugural meeting
News release June 28, 2023 — Gatineau, Quebec — Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Residential School Documents Advisory Committee and …
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Survivors’ Flag changed and re-raised on Parliament Hill to commemorate June 21st and honour residential school Survivors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 21, 2023 We recognize this news release may contain information that is difficult for many. For immediate …
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Residential Schools National Monument will be built on the west side of Parliament Hill in Ottawa
Reflecting the national significance of this commemoration, the Survivor-led Steering Committee sought consensus from the Algonquin Anishinabe Nation and Survivors before …
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38 Young People To Share Their Visions of Reconciliation
TREATY 1 TERRITORY (WINNIPEG) — The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation will recognize 25 submissions from young people to …
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National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials will not support engagement processes that are not Indigenous-led
After careful consideration, the National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials has decided that it will …
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The Archival Records of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World International Register
Ottawa, May 29, 2023 – At its 216th Executive Board session, UNESCO approved the nomination to inscribe the Archival Records of the …
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Residential-school denialism doesn’t stand up to reality
Authored by Raymond Frogner, head of archives for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. Canada’s Supreme Court has acknowledged that …
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Brenda Reynolds receives prestigious Owen Adams Award of Honour
The NCTR extends congratulations to Brenda Reynolds on reaching the Owen Adams Award of Honour from the Canadian Medical Association …
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NCTR Statement on Doctrine of Discovery Repudiation
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is encouraged by the Vatican’s formal repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery and …
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“Ka-kĂ-kiskĂ©yihtĂ©tan Ăłma, namoya kinwĂ©s maka aciyowĂ©s pohko Ăłma Ăłta ka-hayayak wasĂ©tam askihk, Ă©kwa ka-kakwĂ©y miskĂ©tan kiskĂ©yihtamowin, iyinĂsiwin, kistĂ©yitowin, mina nánisitotatowin kakiya ayisiniwak, Ă©kosi Ăłma kakiya ka-wahkotowak.”
Cree Proverb