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SCO Hosts Gathering for Anishinaabe and Dakota Nations Featuring International Speakers
March 19, 2024 ANISHINAABE AND DAKOTA TERRITORY, MB — The Southern Chiefs’ Organization (SCO) is pleased to announce the “Achieving Reconciliation: First Nations Health Gathering” set to take place in Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, Manitoba on March 19 and 20, 2024. The gathering will feature speakers from Australia, Canada, and the United States. “The Southern Chiefs’ […]
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Truths from the Survivors Circle
I encourage women worldwide to recognize the inherent power they hold as matriarchs…. On this day, assume your rightful place in society and celebrate your strengths.” – Elder Florence Paynter Read about some of the inspiring women at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the amazing work they do to support reconciliation in […]
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“RECONCILIATION THROUGH EDUCATION”
March 07 2024 Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation to partner on a seven-part free public speakers’ series at Government House Lt.-Gov. Anita R. Neville is pleased to announce a new initiative, in partnership with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), to provide Manitobans the opportunity to learn […]
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The NCTR invites Canadian youth to share their vision of Reconciliation
November 20 2023, TREATY 1 TERRITORY (WINNIPEG) — The Imagine a Canada 2023-2024 program invites Canadian youth from Kindergarten through to Grade 12 and CÉGEP to envision a Canada Reconciled. Since 2016, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) has received more than 1,400 submissions and has worked with thousands of students to realize […]
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Residential-school denialism doesn’t stand up to reality
May 08 2023, Canada’s Supreme Court has acknowledged that Canadian governments and Christian organizations weaponized education to govern and forcefully assimilate Indigenous peoples through a system of residential schools. Seven generations of Indigenous children endured unconscionable physical, emotional and sexual abuse, poor health care, deficient educational standards, inadequate shelter, chronic malnutrition and disproportionately high rates of […]
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NCTR Survivor Circle Nominations
August 29 2022 Survivors are the foundation of Truth and Reconciliation in this country and integral to the work of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR). The Survivors Circle provides guidance and advice to the NCTR, Governing Circle, the University of Manitoba, and NCTR partners on the NCTR mandate and other important matters […]
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Statement from The Honourable Murray Sinclair on the Pope’s Apology
July 26, 2022 WINNIPEG — The Honourable Murray Sinclair, former senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), issued the following statement today: “I want to recognize the importance of the Pope’s apology to Survivors, their families, and communities. For many Survivors, I know that hearing the words of contrition from […]
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Moving Forward on Reconciliation
From: Department of Finance Canada Backgrounder April 7, 2022 The federal government is committed to a renewed nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous peoples based on recognition of rights, respect, truth, co-operation, and partnership. Budget 2022 proposes to invest an additional $11 billion over six years to continue to support Indigenous children and families, and to help […]
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NCTR and NFB preserving more than 1500 hours of sacred history
February 16 2022 National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and National Film Board of Canada partnering to preserve more than 1,500 hours of sacred history The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) today announced a new partnership that will allow for the long-term preservation of Survivor […]
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NCTR: How to keep Reconciliation Going
The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation has passed – now what? The announcements surrounding unmarked graves at former residential school sites confirmed what Indigenous peoples, and the perpetrators, have known for decades. “There was a sudden shift in conversations across the Nation. People started measuring our values and action as a country through […]
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