Category: Survivors

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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Remembering Indigenous Soldiers
Residential School children joined the Cadets to escape the school, and it got them on the front lines. (Photo: St. …
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NCTR in the Canadian Memory of the World Register
NCTR recognized by Canadian Commission for UNESCO The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) has joined other new collections …
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Introducing the 2019-2021 Survivors Circle of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Six new members have been appointed to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) Survivors Circle to advise the …
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Residential Schools and Manitoba TB Sanatoriums Photo Exhibit
Residential Schools and Manitoba TB Sanatoriums Photo Exhibit During the National Gathering of Elders in Winnipeg on September 9-11, 2019, …
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Survivor Voices Integral to the NCTR
At the forefront of the National Centre of Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) are the voices of Residential School Survivors, which have guided – …
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NCTR seeks members for Survivors Circle
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) at the University of Manitoba officially opened the call for nominations and applications …
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NCTR Creating Memorial Register – Honouring Residential School Children
Honouring those who never came home: NCTR creating Memorial Register of children who passed away in Residential Schools Currently there …
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Cree Proverb