Flags on federal buildings were lowered to half-staff in Canada on Sunday after the remains of 215 children, some as young as 3 years old, were found buried at the site of what was once that country’s largest state-run residential school set up to assimilate indigenous people.
Shirley John went to residential school in Spanish, east of Sault Ste. Marie
Author of the article: Rob Gowan
Publishing date: Jun 01, 2021 • 31 minutes ago • 4 minute read • Anishinaabeg elder Shirley John, left, shown in this file photo, held workshops Saturday during an event to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of the Giche Namewikwedong Reconciliation Garden at Kelso Beach Park. Lori Joy of Owen Sound, seated next to John, said she came to learn more about First Nations traditions. Denis Langlois/Post Media Network
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A woman who spent time at residential schools in Spanish, east of Sault Ste. Marie, says the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia is a shocking find that brings back memories about things she has never overcome.
News Release Chiefs of Ontario Ontario Regional Chief RoseAnne Archibald issued the following statement in mourning of the victims at the former Kamloops Indian
TORONTO The head of a First Nations organization in Saskatchewan says ground searches will soon be underway at the 22 residential schools in that province, as calls for a similar effort to take place across the country grow louder. Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, which represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan, says that conversations with Premier Scott Moe and federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller resulted in an agreement to conduct the searches at all residential schools in the province. They re committed to working with us and getting this done for our families and survivors, he told CTV News Channel on Tuesday.
Shirley John went to residential school in Spanish, east of Sault Ste. Marie
Author of the article: Rob Gowan
Publishing date: Jun 01, 2021 • 13 minutes ago • 4 minute read • Anishinaabeg elder Shirley John, left, shown in this file photo, held workshops Saturday during an event to celebrate the completion of Phase 1 of the Giche Namewikwedong Reconciliation Garden at Kelso Beach Park. Lori Joy of Owen Sound, seated next to John, said she came to learn more about First Nations traditions. Denis Langlois/Post Media Network
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A woman who spent time at residential schools in Spanish, east of Sault Ste. Marie, says the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia is a shocking find that brings back memories about things she has never overcome.