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Governing Circle & Survivors Circle Call For Nominations
December 13 2024 The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is seeking members for both its Governing Circle and Survivors Circle!The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation continues its vital work undertaken on behalf of Survivors of the residential school system in Canada under the guidance from the Governing Circle, the Survivors Circle, and […]
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Read MoreNCTR and Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Sign Supplemental Agreement for Strengthened Collaboration on Residential School Records
TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, December 3, 2024 – The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and the Oblates of OMI Lacombe Canada (the Oblates) have signed a supplemental agreement to accelerate access to personnel files of Oblate members who worked in residential schools in Canada. This agreement to share records, information, and documents not […]
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Read MoreHow Murray Sinclair changed Canada – CBC
Nov 11, 2024 Murray Sinclair — an Anishinaabe lawyer, judge, senator, and, most consequentially, the chair of the Truth and Reconciliation commission — died last week at the age of 73. Sinclair helped bring to light the stories of thousands of Indigenous residential school survivors and advocated for justice for them. He’s been recognized by […]
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Read MoreReflections on Nation Truth and Reconciliation
October 2, 2024 Ernie Louttit: “My co-worker Jane wrote a powerful blog related to Truth and Reconciliation which captures the Seven Grandfather’s teachings. In her message there is Honesty, Humility, Truth, Respect, Bravery, Wisdom and Love. Reconciliation is education, the sharing of our knowledge and experiences to those who are open to hearing and learning […]
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Read MoreThousands of Winnipeggers march for Truth and Reconciliation Day – Ctv News
Oct. 1, 2024 Truth and Reconciliation Day honours residential school survivors and the children who never made it home. This year, for the first time ever, it was declared a statutory holiday in Manitoba. on Monday, a sea of orange flooded Winnipeg streets as people of all ages walked for the kids who couldn’t. “Both […]
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Read MoreTruth and Reconciliation Week 2024
September 23 2024 TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, Truth and Reconciliation Week 2024 begins today. It is a time to honour the history, cultures, and languages of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, and to acknowledge the profound and enduring impact of the residential school system on Survivors, their families, and communities. Join us for a […]
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Read MoreSCO Launches Annual Every Child Matters Campaign
September 5, 2024 ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB — Today, the Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is launching a month of reflection and commemoration through our fourth annual “Every Child Matters” Truth and Reconciliation campaign. The campaign honours all Survivors and the children who died at the residential schools. “As our youth celebrate heading back to […]
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Read MoreManitoba Government Announces Orange Shirt Day Fund will Advance Reconciliation
July 3, 2024 The Manitoba government has created a new grant program, the Orange Shirt Day Fund, to support events and activities that encourage Manitobans to reflect on the impacts of the residential school system, Premier Wab Kinew, minister responsible for Indigenous Reconciliation, announced today. “I want every child and every family in Manitoba to […]
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Read MoreReconciliation Ceremony Marks Historic Apology Between Dakota Plains First Nation and City of Portage La Prairie
June 27, 2024 Treaty One Territory, Manitoba — The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) commends the Mayor and City Council of Portage la Prairie for officially overturning a law that was created in 1911 forbidding Dakota people to live in the City. The motion, which led to the removal of Dakota people from city limits, […]
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Read MoreStatement from the Survivors Circle
May 09 2024 The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is our home. It’s where our voices and oral histories are kept safe and where we are protected. Our work with the Centre includes sharing our perspectives and experiences to guide the NCTR’s ongoing and crucial work of continued truth-telling and to advance reconciliation in […]
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