Images from the early 20th century sent to Rome by priests in Canada About 1,000 black-and-white photos from the early days of Canada’s residential school system have been discovered in the archives of a Roman Catholic order in Rome. Raymond Frogner, head of archives at the National Centre for Truth …
Maanuuhiikuu (the Cree Health Board) helps CMCs and regional partners offer accessible, culturally safe mental health services that follow two healing paths: a traditional approach and a clinical approach. https://www.creehealth.org/mental‐health. Maanuuhiikuu Department in Chisasibi: 819‐855‐7126. WIICHIHIIWAAUWIN (MENTAL HEALTH) HELPLINE: Mental health support available 24/7. Cree speakers and Elders are available upon request 1‐833‐632‐4357. The …
Day school survivors who miss deadline to apply for compensation could get 6-month extension VANCOUVER – An emergency resolution before the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting to reaffirm the suspension of National Chief RoseAnne Archibald has failed in Vancouver. More >>
The deadline for day school settlement claims is fast approaching: Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Though this process is challenging, support is available: · Argyle PR is offering support as well as online workshops (and other contact info links) to help survivors with the application. · Mental health counselling and crisis support is available for day school survivors …
In this feature film, the profound impact of the Canadian government’s residential school system is conveyed through the eyes of two children who were forced to face hardships beyond their years. As young children, Lyna and Glen were taken from their homes and placed in church-run boarding schools, where they …
When Jackie Bromley heard that the remains of 215 children were found at the site of a former residential school in B.C., she had flashbacks to her time at St. Mary’s Residential School on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta. Bromley, who is now 70, remembers students talking about graves behind …
St. Anne’s Indian Residential School in Northern Ontario was a place of horrific abuse and crimes against children that took place over decades. For years, records detailing the abuse were kept hidden — from survivors who needed them for their compensation claims. In Reconciliation Betrayed: The Horrors of St. Anne’s, …
