Indian Residential Schools

A Catholic archdiocese that operated four Indigenous residential schools in Manitoba and Saskatchewan has finally surrendered a long-awaited trove of records that may hold clues about their tragic history. The Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas gave the documents to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday — just one day before Archbishop Murray Chatlain’s appearance before […]

Drums and an honor song followed a pipe ceremony this morning on the Keeseekoose First Nation. What would follow – the stories of children. Children who never made their way home. Children taken from their families. Children that until now have not been acknowledged. “Seeing your kid leave your house in the morning time, not […]

The federal government announced a $4.88 million investment for the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations for the research and initial ceremonies related to burial sites of children who died at Indian Residential Schools in Saskatchewan. The funding comes from $27.1 million set aside by the federal government, committed to Calls to Action 74 to 76. […]