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Residential School Survivors Tell Us What Intergenerational Trauma Really Is
The impact of Canada’s residential school system, known for rampant abuses, is still being felt generations later by Indigenous people. Here’s what that looks like—and how to heal.
Catholic Church 'Shocked' at Discovery of Remains of 215 Indigenous Children But Takes No Responsibility
Indigenous leaders, community members, and allies are calling on Canada and the Church to reckon with their racist legacies.
Remains of 215 Indigenous Children Found Buried at Former Residential School
“To our knowledge, these missing children are undocumented deaths,” said Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc Chief Rosanne Casimir. “Some were as young as 3 years old.”
Video shows officials seizing newborn from mother in Winnipeg hospital
The apprehension was live-streamed by a relative of the First Nations woman. More than 90 percent of children apprehended in Manitoba are Indigenous.
A sorrowful and essential week at the missing and murdered Indigenous women inquiry
Sorrowful first week at the MMIW inquiry
These Residential School Survivors Won a Legal Battle in Canada — Now They Want An Apology
For decades, Canada forced Indigenous families to send their children to residential schools, where many suffered physical, emotion, and sexual abuse. It was under a policy of "aggressive assimilation" that the government has since abandoned.
