indigenous children
Federal Court approves settlement for residential school day scholars
A Federal Court judge approved the proposed settlement for residential school day scholars on Sept. 24, ruling the terms, reached earlier this year, are "fair and reasonable."
Federal Court dismisses Ottawa's appeals on Indigenous child-welfare rulings
The Federal Court has dismissed Ottawa's attempts to appeal a pair of rulings about providing services and compensation to First Nations children.
A leader in Canada's national assembly of Catholic bishops says he hopes an apology for the harms endured at residential schools could mark a turning point in the church's relations with Indigenous Peoples, but some leaders within the community say it remains to be seen whether the expression of remorse will be backed up by meaningful action.
The university formerly known as Ryerson drops its name
The decision to change its name comes as the university faces closer scrutiny of its namesake, whose ideas on public education helped inform the creation of the country’s residential school system.
AFN to choose new chief and honour children who perished in residential schools
First Nations chiefs and delegates will gather virtually this week to discuss their communities’ priorities and plans for moving forward — even as they also reflect on a past brought into harsher light with the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at former residential schools.
Catholics soul-searching after residential school discoveries
Bob Hilbig's crisis of confidence in the Roman Catholic Church isn't his first reckoning with the institution that shaped his childhood. It's not even his second.
First Nation reports 751 unmarked graves at Saskatchewan residential school
"We always knew that there were graves here," Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme said Thursday.
Alberta to spend $8 million to find, honour residential school site victims
The Alberta government is contributing $8 million in grants to assist First Nations and Métis communities locate the remains and honour the memories of residential schoolchildren.
For Indigenous children in Canada, the legacy of residential schools never ended
The first story I heard about “the missing” was from a Dene elder, Catherine, just over 10 years ago. She was speaking about the impact of tuberculosis on her family at a health conference. The topic triggered her memories of residential school, and of a younger sister who never returned.
'Our people need healing': We Wai Kai elder on children's residential school grave site
"These tragic happenings are still engraved in our minds, our bodies, our soul and our spirit,” said We Wai Kai elder Alberta Billy, days after the remains of 215 Indigenous children were confirmed at a B.C. residential school.
China responds to sanctions, slams Canada's treatment of First Nations
China lashed out on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, against Canada and other western countries, saying they have no right to criticize the regime's human-rights record, considering their own.
NDP, Liberals blast O'Toole's comments in Facebook video on residential schools
In a video posted to the Ryerson Conservatives Facebook group last month, the Conservative leader said residential schools aimed initially to educate Indigenous children but later devolved into harmful practices.
Reconciliation delayed and anti-Indigenous racism increasing: TRC commissioners
Five years after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission issued its final report, commissioners Murray Sinclair, Wilton Littlechild and Marie Wilson are coming together to voice their concerns about the slow pace of reconciliation in Canada.