Category: Statements and News Releases
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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A Message from Stephanie Scott, Executive Director for the NCTR
June is an important month for Indigenous Peoples as we celebrate both National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples …
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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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“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