Indigenous
751 Unmarked Graves Found at Another Residential School for Indigenous Children
Cowessess First Nations’ discovery represents the largest residential school burial site found so far. “We had concentration camps here... They were called Indian residential schools.”
‘Pedophiles, Rapists, Murderers.’ For Some Catholics, Residential School Graves Are the Last Straw
Following the discovery of graves of undocumented Indigenous children, some Catholics say they feel ashamed of the church.
Remains of Hundreds More Indigenous Children Found at Another Residential School
Cowessess First Nation confirmed hundreds of unmarked graves about a month after 215 Indigenous children were found at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Canada.
Deb Haaland to Investigate Burial Sites of Indigenous Students at Boarding Schools
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative a month after the undocumented remains of Indigenous children were found under a former Canadian residential school.
Watchdog Still Won’t Say How Indigenous Man Died in Police Shooting
But police and the town did honour a police dog who died during the same altercation.
There Are Many Unmarked Graves of Indigenous Kids at US Boarding Schools Too
There were at least 367 boarding schools in the U.S. that were run similarly and often as brutally as Canada's residential school system.
Wealthy Couple Who Snuck COVID Vaccines Intended For First Nation Get No Jail Time
The couple were given the maximum fine, $1,150 each, for flying into a remote Yukon First Nation to get vaccinated in January. But they didn’t apologize.
‘Stained With Blood’: Watch Nunavut MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq Blast Canada’s Racism in Farewell Speech
“The reality is that this institution and the country has been created off the backs, trauma, and displacement of Indigenous people.”
Criminally Charge Canada and the Catholic Church For Residential Schools: Experts
Too few people in charge of residential schools have faced legal consequences for “crimes against humanity” committed against Indigenous children, experts say.
More Gravesites for Indigenous Children Discovered at Canadian Residential Schools
After the discovery in Kamloops, Indigenous nations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan confirmed more than 100 more children so far, with more expected across Canada.
People in Canada Are Cancelling Canada Day
A major city and at least one Indigenous community have cancelled Canada Day because it pays tribute to the “country’s genocidal relationship with First Nations.”
Non-Indigenous People Have to Be Good Allies. Here’s How to Start
Because allyship doesn’t end with the news cycle.