Brittany Hobson
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Communities share stories of search for unmarked graves
On a clear summer day in August, Rebecca Blake found herself standing in a cemetery outside Edmonton searching for the graves of Inuvialuit who died in the South during a tuberculosis epidemic.
Ontario First Nation and environmental group join in residential school searches
A First Nation in Ontario is working with a Winnipeg environmental assessment firm to help communities investigate sites of former residential schools with an Indigenous-led approach.
It's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Here's what Canada's doing
Friday, September 30, 2022, is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day.
Majority of Canadians view Pope's apology as a step toward reconciliation
A poll suggests more than half of Canadians viewed the recent visit by Pope Francis and his apology for abuses at residential schools as a step toward reconciliation.
Pope Francis denounces 'evil' of sexual abuse -- a first on Canadian soil
For the first time since the start of a Canadian tour highlighted by apologies for the Catholic Church's role in Indigenous residential schools, Pope Francis on Thursday, July 28, 2022, acknowledged sexual abuse inflicted on "minors and vulnerable people."
Pope hosts traditional mass, uses Indigenous languages during Alberta visit
Pope Francis spoke in three First Nations languages at a sacred pilgrimage site hours after his public mass in Edmonton was called a missed opportunity for not including Indigenous culture or traditions.
Emotional scenes from the Pope's apology to survivors
For minutes Pope Francis sat in his wheelchair, staring at hand-painted crosses marking graves.
‘I humbly beg forgiveness for the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous Peoples’
Tears streamed down the faces of elders and survivors as Pope Francis apologized Monday in Maskwacis, Alta., south of Edmonton, after visiting the site of the former Ermineskin Indian Residential School.
Pope arrives in Canada in push for Indigenous reconciliation
George Arcand Jr. says it was a humbling experience to welcome Pope Francis to Canada as the Treaty 6 Grand Chief encouraged the leader of the Roman Catholic Church to join a path of healing by speaking with survivors of residential schools.
Canada Day: Some communities still reckoning with residential school legacy
Many communities are reimagining Canada Day celebrations to recognize Indigenous Peoples, as the country continues to reckon with its legacy following the discovery of possible unmarked graves at former residential schools.