The National Residential School Crisis Line 1-866-925-4419

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  - The NCTR is your Centre. The stories and records cared for by the NCTR are a crucial part of the shared history of Canada. Understanding these truths is a vital foundation for the future.
Education
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  - Truth and Reconciliation Week 2024
  - Mino-pimatisiwin – The Good Life 2024
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  - Part of the NCTR mandate is to preserve and make accessible the memory and legacy of the residential school system and the experiences of Survivors and their families for future generations.
Exhibits
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  - To help foster reconciliation and healing, the NCTR curates both digital and material exhibits documenting the history and legacy of the residential school system for the benefit of all Canadians.
Memorial
- National Student Memorial
- Na-mi-quai-ni-mak
- National Advisory Committee on
  Residential School Missing
  Children and Unmarked Burials
  - NAC-CNN Website
- Memorial
  - The National Student Memorial Register was created to remember and honour the children who never returned home from residential schools, now and into the future.
    The Na-mi-quai-ni-mak (I Remember Them) Fund at the NCTR offers two separate grants to support commemorative and community-based healing initiatives.
Research
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  - We respectfully promote and advance research in areas related to the legacy of residential schools. Academic and community-based researchers can access material held in the archives as well as contribute to the living legacy of the NCTR.
About
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  - The NCTR is a place of learning and dialogue where the truths of the residential school experience will be honoured and kept safe for future generations.
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  - Our goal is to make your path to information as clear and easy as possible. Whether you are a survivor, member of the media, or a researcher.

Survivors

Would You Like to Share Your Experiences?

If you are interested in sharing your residential school experience, please contact the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) Communications team. Your statement can take any form that you wish: written, audio/video, poetry, graphic art, music, etc. There are no restrictions. If you wish, the NCTR will record your statement by a qualified Statement Gatherer for you. The Centre will connect you with health supports to assist you during this process and you are welcome to bring extra support people with you.

Ways to Contact the NCTR Survivors Department

For your records or to give a statement: NCTRrecords@umanitoba.ca
For general inquiries: nctr@umanitoba.ca
By mail:
Chancellor’s Hall 177 Dysart Rd. Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
By phone: 204-474-6069

Health Supports for Survivors

Health Support Info

If you are a Survivor and need emotional support, a national crisis line is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week:

Residential School Survivor Support Line: 1-866-925-4419

Additional Health Support Information

Emotional, cultural and professional support services are also available to Survivors and their families through the Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program. Services can be accessed on an individual, family or group basis.

Additional Support Resources by Province/Region

Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador: 1-866-414-8111
Quebec: 1-877-583-2965
Ontario: 1-888-301-6426
Manitoba: 1-866-818-3505
Saskatchewan: 1-866-250-1529
Alberta: 1-888-495-6588
British Columbia: 1-877-477-0775
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut: 1-800-464-8106