truth and reconciliation

Additions to the Saskatchewan Residential School Memorial were unveiled Monday afternoon at Government House. Interpretive panels have been added to provide more context to existing elements of the memorial, along with metal silhouettes of children, made by Pro Metal Industries, an Indigenous-owned company. The panels and silhouettes are installed in the pavilion near the memorial […]

 A call to change the name of Dewdney Ave. in Regina is going to come to the floor soon at Regina City Council. A notice of motion was submitted Wednesday for a resolution that council approve Dewdney Ave. “to be renamed as soon as practicable, and direct administration to consult with relevant stakeholders and the Civic Naming […]

An interim report from an international group hired to provide advice on identifying and locating the unmarked graves of children who attended residential schools says Canada should continue funding searches beyond 2025. The report from the International Commission on Missing Persons, based in The Hague, covers the work it has done so far and suggests […]

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 […]

The Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police announced that police agencies in Saskatchewan will waive the fees associated with criminal record checks and fingerprints required for Indigenous people who wish to reclaim their Indigenous name. The decision comes “in recognition of not only the historical trauma but to acknowledge the living trauma of the […]

Seas of orange flooded events across the country on Saturday as Canadians gathered to acknowledge systemic oppression of Indigenous people and observe the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The federal statutory holiday, adapted from the grassroots Orange Shirt Day, recognizes the abuse suffered by Inuit, First Nations and Metis people at hundreds […]

Every dollar spent on an orange T-shirt for Truth and Reconciliation Day should be a conscious effort to uplift an Indigenous business or community, experts say. Shopping for orange T-shirts from Indigenous businesses is a tangible step toward economic reconciliation, said Rob Schulz, founder of online marketplace ShopFirstNations. For anyone unsure how to find those businesses, here are […]

A chief in Saskatchewan says her heart is broken after ground-penetrating radar located 93 areas of interest at the site of a former residential school. English River First Nation Chief Jenny Wolverine said it’s believed 79 of the areas of interest at the Beauval Indian Residential School could be the size of possible children’s graves and 14 […]

Canada should give “urgent consideration” to legal mechanisms as a way to combat residential school denialism, said a report last week from the independent special interlocutor on unmarked graves. Justice Minister David Lametti said he is open to such a solution. Kimberly Murray made the call in her newly released interim report, just over a […]

Chief Cadmus Delorme of the Cowessess First Nation has been named the new Residential School Documents Advisory Committee chairperson. The announcement comes after Delorme announced he would not seek another term as Chief of the Cowessess First Nation. The committee is set to help develop recommendations on identifying and sharing documents of historical interest with […]