Category: Statements and News Releases
Indigenous History and Heritage Gathering in Winnipeg POSTPONED
As the Province of Manitoba has declared the province to be in a state of emergency and has enacted the …
New NCTR research identifies 140 Oblate priests and brothers who served in residential schools, aiding Survivor research
TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, May 29, 2025 – The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and the Oblates of …
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Announces the 2025 Imagine a Canada Honourees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Treaty 1 Territory, Winnipeg, MB, May 23, 2025 – The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) …
Statement on behalf of the National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NAC urges continued federal funding to further assist Indigenous communities in their efforts to identify, locate and …
Governing Circle & Survivors Circle Call For Nominations
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is seeking members for both its Governing Circle and Survivors Circle! The …
NCTR and Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Sign Supplemental Agreement for Strengthened Collaboration on Residential School Records
TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, December 3, 2024 – The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and the Oblates of …
A Tribute to Mazina Giizhik, His Honour, Murray Sinclair
On behalf of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), we extend our deepest condolences to the family and …
Independent Special Interlocutor’s Final Report brings welcome attention to the urgency of preserving a full and truthful record of the residential school system
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) welcomes today’s release of the Final Report of the Independent Special Interlocutor …
Re-raising of the Survivors’ Flag on Parliament Hill to commemorate and honour residential school Survivors and the children who never came home
October 1, 2024 — Ottawa, unceded Algonquin Traditional Territory, Ontario — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Canada’s history is …
Federal Government imposes arbitrary cap on funding for residential school searches
Federal government breaks commitment to families and communities by imposing arbitrary cap on funding for residential school searches The National …
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