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Exploring Theme: "Residential School History"
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September 1, 2023
Native Healing Coalition partners with NCTR to release interactive digital map with largest compilation of Indian boarding schools in U.S.
NationTalk: Minneapolis, MN — In efforts toward uncovering the truth about the historical impact of Indian boarding schools in the United States, the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) has released a digital map containing a total of 523 Indian boarding schools across the United States. This is the most extensive known list...
September 22, 2022
The Royal Canadian Mint Supports Reconciliation With Keepsake Honouring the Victims and Survivors of Residential, Day and Boarding Schools
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Royal Canadian Mint have together unveiled a deeply symbolic keepsake that acknowledges the truths behind the residential school experience on First Nations, Inuit and Métis children and their families, and supports our commitment to fostering reconciliation. Ottawa, Ontario, September 22, 2022 – The National Centre for...
June 21, 2022
Residential School History
The following is from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation For a period of more than 150 years, First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation children were taken from their families and communities to attend schools which were often located far from their homes. More than 150,000 children attended Indian Residential Schools. Many never returned. The...