Category: Survivors
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 …
Federal agreement with international agency a worrying misstep in the sacred work of finding our missing children
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is deeply concerned that the federal government has given the responsibility of carrying …
Chief Cadmus Delorme appointed as chairperson of the new Residential School Documents Advisory Committee
Ottawa, Ontario — Crown−Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Today, Stephanie Scott, …
Statement on the identification of remains at Lebret residential school
TRIGGER WARNING: The acknowledgement below contains sensitive and distressing information. The National Residential School Crisis Line is available for 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 …
“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