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Residential Schools · KenoraOn the sunny afternoon of October 16, 1966, just a few weeks into the school year, 12-year-old Charlie (aka “Chanie”) Wenjack was enjoying himself on the swings in the playground at the back of Cecilia Jeffrey (CJ) Indian Residential School in northwestern Ontario. Seven days later, his lifeless body was found lying beside the railway tracks about 70 kilometres east of the Ontario–Manitoba border.Today, Charlie Wenjack is the most famous Residen…See the Story
The Lonely Death of an Ojibway Boy
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Residential Schools · AuroraOjibwe healer and author Asha Frost didn’t always have a handle on what she describes as “the healing potential that lies within us all.” As the descendent of grandparents who survived the Residential School system, much of her ancestral knowledge was just out of reach. But, after being diagnosed with lupus as a teen, the Newmarket resident, now 47, began a journey to tap into the traditional wisdom of her people – and now she is sharing this wi…See the Story
Ojibwe healer invites community on healing journey with “Living by the Medicine Wheel”
Residential Schools · CanadaThe editors of Grave Error: How the Media Misled Us (and the Truth about Residential Schools) have accused City of Quesnel councillors of stifling debate and obstructing access to well-researched historical analysis surrounding Canada’s residential school narrative. Co-editor Tom Flanagan joined True North’s Andrew Lawton to discuss.See the Story
LAWTON: B.C. city councillors suppress book challenging residential school narrative
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Residential Schools · KamloopsKukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir says it is still working its way through consultations with other neighbouring First Nations before beginning any excavation at Kamloops Indian Residential SchoolSee the Story
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc says decision on whether to excavate unmarked graves in Kamloops still unresolved
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