RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
The Pope's Apology to Canadian Residential School Survivors ‘Left a Deep Hole’
Indigenous leaders say the apology didn't go far enough in part because Pope Francis didn't denounce the “Doctrine of Discovery” and blamed the atrocities on bad actors—not the institution.
Pope Francis Apologizes for ‘Evil’ Committed Against Indigenous Peoples in Canada
The Catholic Church ran more than half of the country's brutal residential schools, which forcibly assimilated 150,000 First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children.
The Pope Apologized. Some Conservatives Are Denying Residential School Horrors Anyway.
The denial or downplaying of what happened at residential schools works to protect the status quo and amounts to a form of genocide denial that needs to be confronted, experts say.
The Pope Apologized for Residential Schools, But Still Owes Survivors Millions
Pope Francis said he felt “shame” for the abuses carried out against Indigenous children by Catholic educators.
93 Unmarked Graves Found at Residential School That Targeted Indigenous Children
The investigation also uncovered testimonies of brutal treatment, including starvation and sexual assault, that non-Indigenous authorities repeatedly ignored.
More Than 100 Indigenous Students Died at Former Nebraska Boarding School
Researchers are still searching for the cemetery where the children are likely buried.
More Kids’ Graves Expected at Site of Infamous Residential School in Canada
Survivors, Indigenous nation members, and others gathered Tuesday to announce the “first step of bringing our children home.”
Indigenous Nation Stopped BC Social Workers From Apprehending Child, 6, on Their Land
The BC Ministry of Children and Family Development is in talks with Indigenous and federal leaders. “Never again will Canada steal our future generations,” Gitxsan people said.
Trudeau Spent the First Truth and Reconciliation Day on Vacation
Some extremely bad optics by Canada’s prime minister and his team.
Kids’ Graves Exposed the Horror of Canada’s Residential Schools. Outrage Isn’t Enough.
“Thousands of graves” are left to search before the true scale of missing Indigenous children is understood. In the meantime, Canadians have a lot of work to do.
People's Party Candidate Compares Vaccine Passport to Canadian Residential Schools
Indigenous leaders want Renate Siekmann, a People’s Party of Canada candidate, to step down after she compared vaccine passports to the genocidal residential school system.
Erin O’Toole Is Over Half-Mast Flags for Residential School Graves
“I do think we should be proud to put our flag back up,” O’Toole told reporters on Thursday, even as thousands more unmarked graves are expected at residential school sites.