RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
More Churches Up in Flames in Canada as Outrage Against Catholic Church Grows
The incidents occur amid ongoing reports of more than 1,000 unmarked graves of Indigenous children found at former residential schools, with the latest site announced in B.C. on Wednesday.
182 Unmarked Graves Confirmed at Another Former Catholic Residential School in Canada
And another Catholic church was found ablaze on Wednesday as outrage against Canada and the Church grows.
More Churches Burned in Canada After Latest Grave Discovery at Residential School
The incidents occur amid ongoing reports of unmarked graves of Indigenous peoples, mostly children, found at former residential school sites.
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.
Two Canadian Catholic Churches Burn to the Ground on Indigenous Land
RCMP said they are considering the fires “suspicious” and are “sensitive" to recent events, seemingly a reference to the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at a Catholic-run residential school in the same province.
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.
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.