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Metis Nation leaders vow to continue fight for residential school answers

Metis Nation leaders vow to continue fight for residential school answers

“The real objective of residential schools was to beat the Indian out of the child,” MNA Vice President Dan Cardinal
Cochrane memorial launched to honour children found at Kamloops Residential School

Cochrane memorial launched to honour children found at Kamloops Residential School

“It’s a collective gasp across the country because it’s actual proof that these atrocities were committed,” Snow said. “[The proof] it’s in the bones and it’s in the blood memories. You can’t deny it.”
Innisfail flags lowered for forgotten Kamloops children

Innisfail flags lowered for forgotten Kamloops children

Mayor says tragedy ‘knocks the wind out of everybody’
Airdrie City council takes moment of silence for 215 children found buried in Kamloops

Airdrie City council takes moment of silence for 215 children found buried in Kamloops

After hearing the news that 215 children’s remains were unearthed underneath a former residential school, Airdrie Mayor Peter Brown and his fellow councillors took a two-minute moment of silence to start their meeting on June 7.
Treaty Six Contemporary Art Festival invites applications from Indigenous artists: Deadline June 16

Treaty Six Contemporary Art Festival invites applications from Indigenous artists: Deadline June 16

Indigenous artists in Treaty 6 who are working in the fields of visual art/painting, performance art, music, and spoken-word are encouraged to apply — but every artist is welcome.
'We want to find the children'

'We want to find the children'

A rally made its way from the west side of St. Paul to the St. Paul cathedral on Tuesday, remembering the lives lost at residential schools, honouring the survivors, and asking for answers.
Residential school discovery puts history in perspective

Residential school discovery puts history in perspective

Truth and reconciliation starts with acknowledgment of trauma that occurred
Bells ring in Innisfail 215 times for forgotten Indigenous children

Bells ring in Innisfail 215 times for forgotten Indigenous children

Innisfail’s United Church honours each undocumented discovered grave
PM calls for Catholic Church to take responsibility for Indian Residential Schools

PM calls for Catholic Church to take responsibility for Indian Residential Schools

The prime minister called on Canadian Catholics to speak with their cardinals and bishops and demand the church take responsibility for its role in the horrors of residential schools. 
Indigenous leaders not shocked by graves discovery

Indigenous leaders not shocked by graves discovery

Eden Valley councillor's father, father in law attended residential schools
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