From apology to action: A response to the Residential Schools Apology

I am Akile Ch’oh, Dene Zah (hereditary chief) and I proudly acknowledge that I am from Tl’azt’en Nation, Dakelh Territory. Many of you will know me as Edward John, Grand Chief, Tl’azt’en Nation and an elected member of the First Nations Summit. In days...

A national call for healing

The government of Canada moved Wednesday to atone for what Prime Minister Stephen Harper called a "sad chapter in our history" by formally apologizing for the Indian residential...

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Soundslide: Honouring Loved Ones of Future Generations

As Stephen Harper apologized for the abuses of residential schools, a group of Squamish Nation members gather to pray, sing, ...

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Leaders give strength to the next generation

They were born into a world bent on assimilation, but first nations elders like Frank Arthur Calder and Grand Chief George Manuel refused to buckle under colonial control. Instead, following a trail blazed by their ancestors, the two men pulled themselves from ...

• New treaty negotiations spark cautious optimism
• First nations celebrate new cultural centre
• First nations take early steps towards better health
• Formerly troubled project posts hefty profit

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Audio: Ben Pierre Sr., 68

Ben Pierre speaks of the "terror and trauma" he experienced at the Kuper Island and St. Mary's residential schools while he was...

Audio: Jeanette Baker, 50

Jeanette Baker brought a poster board with pictures of her ancestors and children to the Chief Joe Mathias Centre in North Vancouver...

Audio: Joe George, 77

Joe George says Prime Minister Harper's apology for native residential schools "was great", and believes that the speech wasn't "just words that are going ...

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• Photo Gallery: Past & Present

Video: Torn from the Heart, Part 1

Four residential school survivors speak about the emotional trauma of being torn from their parents.

Video: Torn from the Heart, Part 2

Five more residential school survivors speak about their experiences at residential school.

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• Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• Indian Residential Schools Resolution
• Remembering the Children
• First Nations Summit
• B.C. Assembly of First Nations
• Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
• UBC First Nations House of Learning