Category: Survivors
Concerted national action overdue for all the children who never came home from residential schools
Joint News Release From the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre …
215 Innocent Children
Survivors and their families deserve answers today. The below article contains sensitive information. The National Residential School Crisis Line is …
Na-mi-quai-ni-mak (I remember them)
The Na-mi-quai-ni-mak (I remember them) Community Support Fund is now available to support small community-based projects that further healing and …
Theodore Fontaine 1941-2021
Theodore was a good friend of the National Centre and someone who staff often went to for guidance, information, and …
Statement from the Survivors Circle regarding Bill C-5
It is the collective responsibility of all Canadians to implement the 94 Calls to Action for true Reconciliation. We call …
Public Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
THE HONOURABLE MURRAY SINCLAIR, CHIEF WILTON LITTLECHILD, DR. MARIE WILSON, COMMISSIONERS DECEMBER 15, 2020 Five years ago today, we stood …
Statement on the five-year anniversary of the TRC closing ceremony
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) supports the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Commissioners’ statement on the urgency …
Recognition of Historic Significance of the Residential School System and Former Residential Schools Crucial Step on Path to Reconciliation
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) welcomes the federal government’s official recognition that tragic harms inflicted through the …
Lessons learned report released following review of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement
Winnipeg, Manitoba – February 20, 2020 – Informed by Residential School Survivors from across the country, a report released today …
Remembering Indigenous Soldiers
Residential School children joined the Cadets to escape the school, and it got them on the front lines. (Photo: St. …
“Ka-kí-kiskéyihtétan óma, namoya kinwés maka aciyowés pohko óma óta ka-hayayak wasétam askihk, ékwa ka-kakwéy miskétan kiskéyihtamowin, iyinísiwin, kistéyitowin, mina nánisitotatowin kakiya ayisiniwak, ékosi óma kakiya ka-wahkotowak.”
Cree Proverb