Hundreds of people walked with the Sts’ailes First Nation to remember residential school victims
Small group sends message of love from courthouse steps Sept. 30
The event is set to take place at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre on the evening of Sept. 30
Daughter of a white father and Inuk mother, May Simon was not forced into residential school
Phyllis Webstad and Joan Sorley started the movement leading to national holiday in 2013
Kidston students sing Beatles’ classic Blackbird in Mi’kmaq language
Organization says it’s a way for all Canadians to mark the new holiday
Many wore orange shirts, a national symbol that honours victims of residential schools.
No substantive actions to date to show a sincere commitment for reconciliation, says Chief Gabriel
215 unmarked graves of missing children were found on the grounds of the Kamloops residential school
Melven (Sx̄wen) Jones was forcibly held for two years
The money will go directly to the Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund
Band calls for Canadians to learn true history as it prepares to honour first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation Thursday, Sept. 30
Numerous Indigenous nations reported unmarked graves at former residential school sites
‘In school I should feel accepted,’ Vernon elementary child says
The holiday grants a paid day off to federally regulated employees and public servants
