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A group of residential-school survivors is moving ahead with plans to use ground-penetrating radar at five former residential school sites on Vancouver Island, saying they can’t wait for . . .
UPDATE: Trudeau vows help after Indigenous kids’ unmarked graves found, but offers no details (UPDATE: June 1 @ 5:33 am): As memorials with tiny shoes have elicited cries of grief across the nation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government are facing tough questions about why little has been done to implement recommendations released six years ago to find and document the unmarked graves of Indigenous children. Speaking in sombre tones at a virtual event in Ottawa Monday, Trudeau reflected on the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children on the grounds of the former Kamloops ...
A group of residential-school survivors is moving ahead with plans to use ground-penetrating radar at five former residential school sites on Vancouver Island, saying they can’t wait for . . .
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A First Nations teacher says the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried at...
The former Kamloops Indian Residential School is seen on Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C. on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Photo by:The Canadian Press/Andrew Snucins --> KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A First Nations teacher says the discovery of the remains of 215 children buried at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia is a triggering event for students who regularly learn about the history of wrongs against Indigenous people. Rick Joe said a provincewide kindergarten-to-Grade 12 curriculum includes lessons on everything from respect for First Nations culture t...