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Indigenous leaders urge stand against Residential School denialism in Canada
Indigenous leaders have written to the University of British Columbia, taking a...
Giovanni Torre 27 Jan 2026
Canada's Assembly of First Nations mourns loss of "ally" Pope Francis
Canada's Assembly of First Nations has expressed sadness at the passing of Pope...
Giovanni Torre 22 Apr 2025
Residential school survivors urge Canadian leaders to support ongoing investigations
Canadian Indigenous residential school survivors and their advocates are urging...
Giovanni Torre 21 Apr 2025
Canadian First Nations leaders urge government action on residential school denialism
Canada's First Nations Leadership Council has expressed deep concern at the rise...
Giovanni Torre 21 Mar 2025
Canadian First Nations mourn "tremendous loss" of "unparalleled" Anishinaabe leader Murray Sinclair

Mazina Giizhik (the one who speaks of pictures in the sky), the Honourable Justice known as Murray Sinclair, Anishinaabe leader, former judge, Senator, and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commis...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Nov 5, 2024
Joe Biden to apologise for government role in horrors of Indigenous boarding school system

US President Joe Biden said he will formally apologise on Friday for the country's role in forcing Indigenous children for over 150 years into boarding schools, where many were physically, emotionally...

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Graham Lee Brewer Oct 25, 2024
Canadian Conservative candidate denies residential school impact on First Nations children, sparks outcry

A Conservative candidate in the Canadian province of British Columbia has sparked an outcry by sharing material on social media which promotes "residential school denialism" and "historical revisionis...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Sep 30, 2024
First Nations leaders in British Columbia dismayed at historical revisionism on residential schools

The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says it is "angered, disgusted and deeply disturbed" by the distribution of a book promoting residential school denialism by the wife of a mayor in the Cana...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 3, 2024
US Supreme Court upholds law protecting Native American children's connection to family and culture

United States Supreme Court has preserved the system that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption cases involving Native American children, rejecting a campaign from t...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jun 15, 2023
First Nations leaders hail compensation settlement for Canada's own Stolen Generations

The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs have acknowledged the Canadian government's C$2.8 billion settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought forward by Shíshálh and Tk'emlúp...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 25, 2023
Canadian government to pay $3 billion in compensation to First Nations, Métis and Inuit survivors of residential schools

The Canadian government will pay A$3billion in compensation to hundreds of Indigenous communities for decades of abuse suffered by First Nations, Métis and Inuit children in residential schools...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Jan 24, 2023
Pope Francis begins tour to apologise to Indigenous victims of abuse in Canadian catholic schools

Pope Francis arrived in Canada on Sunday ahead of a six-day tour apologising for the abuse of Indigenous people in the nation's Catholic-run residential schools.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jul 25, 2022
Pope makes historic apology for 'deplorable' church abuse of Indigenous Canadians

Pope Francis has made a long-awaited and historic apology to Indigenous people for the Catholic church's role in abuse and "cultural genocide" at Canada's residential schools.

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Teisha Cloos Apr 4, 2022
Shock as more unmarked graves found near former Canadian schools

Warning: This story contains details of residential schools that may be upsetting. An Indigenous community in Canada's Saskatchewan province has discovered 54 unmarked graves at two former residential...

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Teisha Cloos Feb 17, 2022
Canada pledges $40 billion compensation to Indigenous children for past injustices

Please note: This story contains reference to children who have died and references of child abuse. The Canadian Government has announced that they will set aside CAD$40 billion (AUD$43.

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Teisha Cloos Dec 15, 2021
Pope Francis Canada bound for Indigenous Reconciliation plans

Pope Francis has agreed to visit Canada with an aim to help the reconciliation process with Canada's Indigenous peoples. The trip is in light of the shocking revelations of the Catholic church's role...

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Teisha Cloos Oct 29, 2021
Canadian Bishops apologise for residential school system

Catholic Bishops in Canada have officially apologised for their role in the residential school system, despite refusing to do so for years. The operated between 1831 and 1996 and removed around 150,00...

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Teisha Cloos Sep 30, 2021
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