Residential school survivors claim Canada is withholding documents detailing abuse — and demand an inquiry

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OTTAWA—Residential school survivors and legal advocates are demanding the federal government call a public inquiry to investigate their claims that survivors’ records are being withheld and the Department of Justice is biased against themAt a meeting of the Standing Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples on Tuesday, Fay K. Brunning, legal counsel for St. Anne’s Indian […]

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Steinbach school apologizes for teacher’s use of ‘outdated’ residential school content

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A southeastern Manitoba school division has apologized and blamed an outdated curriculum after students were asked earlier this year to list some of the positive effects of Canada’s residential school system. “We deeply regret the inadvertent use of outdated independent study content in a Grade 9 social studies class in one of our schools,” Hanover […]

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