The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is this Friday, September 30th. While there are many ways you can show your support, such as wearing an orange shirt from an Indigenous vendor, there are also many other ways you can show your support throughout the city. The Toronto Public Library has curated a list of […]
After months of deliberation, Toronto‘s Ryerson University finally has a new name. From now on, the school will be known as Toronto Metropolitan University. Calls for the school to be renamed came after the discovery of unmarked graves on the grounds of several former residential schools. Shortly after, the statue of Egerton Ryerson that stood […]
The National Day For Truth And Reconciliation is about more than wearing an orange shirt. It’s about reflecting on the treatment of Indigenous peoples, the legacy of Residential Schools, and how everyday people can take action against injustice. In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released a report detailing 94 Calls To Action […]
Three First Nations from British Columbia are launching an initiative to investigate St. Paul’s Indian Residential School in North Vancouver. The purpose of the investigation is to find answers about the children that once attended the school. This comes after more than 5000 bodies have been discovered in unmarked graves at the sites of former […]
The Canadian Government is taking further steps towards reconciliation. The federal government announced Tuesday that it is taking action in order to ensure enhanced support for Indigenous communities across Canada. This is widely considered to be a direct response to the intergenerational trauma of the residential school system that was in place from 1828 to […]