Tag: Residential schools
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Reconciliation: London area shaping U.S. scholar’s Indigenous work
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A visiting Fulbright scholar, Cristina Stanciu says she’s gaining insight into the Indigenous residential school system from survivors.
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Push to rename schools hits bump as trustees question $40K cost, process
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The names of 12 schools had been identified for review by the school board amid scrutiny of public institutions associated with residential schools and broader racial injustice.
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A symbol of comfort, an act of reconciliation at a London elementary school
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You are loved. You are important and you matter. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and more loved than you know.
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London-area events mark day for truth and reconciliation
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As Canada marks its third National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, public events are planned in London and nearby to honour survivors and children who never returned from the nation’s Indigenous residential schools.
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Mayor lowers Canadian flag after remains found at another residential school
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Mayor Josh Morgan has ordered the Canadian flag outside London City Hall to be lowered after another possible 2,000 unmarked graves were discovered at the former site of a Saskatchewan residential school.
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Local residential school’s records show child deaths underestimated: Researchers
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BRANTFORD – More children died at the former Mohawk Institute residential school in this Southwestern Ontario city than previously thought, according to documents reviewed by a research group called the Survivors’ Secretariat.
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Every Child Matters Flag to be raised in Owen Sound
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Owen Sound officials plan to raise the Every Child Matters Flag to recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Thursday morning at 9:30, and fly it until the end of September.
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Hope, comfort as ‘healing walk’ to honour residential schools victims draws thousands
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A sense of hope and healing emerged from a sea of orange at Victoria Park Friday more than 2,000 people gathered on Canada Day for a walk to honour residential school victims and survivors.
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Police seek tips in probe of possible child deaths at area residential school
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Investigators probing possible deaths of missing children on the grounds of a former Southwestern Ontario residential school are asking the public for help.
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Area residential school survivor among Indigenous group meeting Pope
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She’s never flown before, let alone met a pope.