Bush plane monument in Thompson, Man., a painful reminder for residential school survivors
A bush plane monument in Thompson, Man., meant as a tribute to aviation in the North also serves as a painful reminder to residential school survivors who…
Sask. commits $2M for searches of residential school sites for unmarked graves
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.The Saskatchewan government has committed $2 million to support searches of former residential school sites in Saskatchewan. First…
Universities and colleges wrestle with mandating COVID-19 vaccines for return to campus
Andrew Mrozowski just graduated this week from McMaster University's political science program, but the editor-in-chief of the school's student-run newspaper has already turned his mind to the…
N.S. curriculum asks students to list pros, cons of residential schools
A Mi'kmaw student says she was saddened and hurt to see racist stereotypes about Indigenous people included in her Grade 10 English correspondence course, which also asked…
Kingston to move Sir John A. Macdonald statue from City Park
Numbered hearts are placed on the steps of the Sir John A. MacDonald statue in Kingston, Ont., on May 31. The hearts represent the discovery of what…
As a Muslim and a teacher, I hope to be part of the change needed to overcome racism and hatred
This First Person piece is by Aysha Yaqoob, a first-generation immigrant and a teacher in Regina.For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.…
Residential school survivor’s planned memorial wall about ‘humanizing’ Mohawk Institute students
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing.For years, Geronimo Henry carried a folding "travelling wall" bearing some 1,500 names of children like himself who…
Burnaby School District apologizes for exam asking how First Nations benefited from colonial relationships
The superintendent of the Burnaby School District has issued an apology after a question on a Grade 9 social studies test asked students to describe how First…
B.C. First Nation organizes 3-day healing walk in wake of Kamloops residential school discovery
WARNING: This story contains distressing detailsHundreds of people have embarked on a trek along the South Thompson River from Kamloops to B.C.'s Shuswap, with the goal of…
Tŝilhqot’in Nation slams ‘failure’ to condemn B.C. lawyer for misconduct on residential school file
The head of the Tŝilhqot'in National Government says the body governing B.C.'s law profession has failed to "appropriately condemn" a lawyer who hired a paroled killer later…
National Indigenous leaders plan Vatican visit to appeal for long-awaited papal apology
National Indigenous leaders are planning a visit to the Vatican this November to seek a papal apology for the Catholic Church's role in running residential schools and…