During the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s National Event held in Vancouver from September 18th – 21st, the PNE Agrodome was transformed into the Learning Place. It was filled with a variety of displays, vendors, and an area where Survivors and … Continue reading →
As a prelude to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s National Event in Vancouver, British Columbia, Reconciliation Canada organized the All Nations Canoe Gathering for Tuesday, September 17th in False Creek. Reports of this event can be read and viewed on … Continue reading →
In a letter to congregations and Rostered Ministers of the BC Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Bishop Greg recognizes that while the “Lutheran church was not directly involved in operating residential schools, as members of the Canadian … Continue reading →
Monday, September 16th begins a week long Reconciliation event in Vancouver that includes the sixth of seven national events hosted by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Each TRC National Event is dedicated to one of the Seven Sacred Teachings – … Continue reading →
In the article, “Wake Up To the Aboriginal Comeback”, published in The Globe and Mail on August 9th, John Ralston Saul describes how new relationships must form among First Nations and others as aboriginal peoples continue to become stronger culturally, … Continue reading →
Host of Daybreak North, Betsy Trumpener, speaks with Mary-Ellen Kelm, the Canada Research Chair in History, Medicine, and Society at Simon Fraser University. Hear the interview in which she comments on recently released research, her many conversations with First Nations elders regarding … Continue reading →
On August 6th, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, marked the 20th anniversary of Archbishop Michael Peers’ apology to the survivors of residential schools with this statement. In it, Hiltz states “Then and there the apology was … Continue reading →
CBC reports that “the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is heading into the federal government’s archives Tuesday to gather more of the 3.5 million documents related to residential schools. “At first, the federal government refused to give the TRC … Continue reading →
The City of Vancouver is the first municipality in Canada to proclaim June 21, 2013 to June 20, 2014 as the Year of Reconciliation. Read more . . .
Continue reading →Invited: All former Kamloops Indian Residential School students and staff, community members, and the general public Location: Moccasin Square Gardens in Tk’emlups te Secwepmc-Kamloops BC Date: May 28 – 29, 2013 from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm each day This hearing will provide … Continue reading →