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B.C. will formally recognize National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Feb. 7, 2023 VICTORIA – The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will be enshrined in B.C. law to honour the strength and resilience of residential school survivors and remember the children who never came home. This new provincial statutory day of commemoration responds to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action No. 80, which […]
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Read MoreNational Advisory Committee on Residential School Missing Children and Unmarked Burials publishes Navigator Document
January 23 2023, The National Advisory Committee on Residential School Missing Children and Unmarked Burials has published a navigator document to guide to the various pathways communities may choose to follow in finding their missing children. This navigator document is intended to be an accessible introduction, addressing common questions and misunderstandings about issues such as […]
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Read MoreSSHRC and NCTR announce results of the Partnership Engage Grants—Residential Schools Joint Initiative
2022-12-16 The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) are proud to announce the results of the Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) funding opportunity PEG—Residential Schools Joint Initiative (PEG RSJI). This funding opportunity was put in place to support Indigenous communities in their decision-making processes, research and actions […]
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Read MoreCommitment to Truth and Reconciliation – Siloam Mission
December 01, 2022 Since we opened our doors in 1987, Siloam Mission has focused on alleviating hardships for those affected by poverty and homelessness in this place we now call Winnipeg. We recognize that the trauma faced by Indigenous Peoples in Canada are rooted in colonial and racist attitudes which led to the creation of […]
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Read MoreNational Gathering on Unmarked Burials convened in Winnipeg to address trauma in the search and recovery of missing children
November 30 2022, TREATY 1 TERRITORY AND HOMELAND OF THE RED RIVER MÉTIS (WINNIPEG) — This week, the Office of the Independent Special Interlocutor, in partnership with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), hosted a National Gathering on Unmarked Burials: Addressing Trauma in the Search and Recovery of Missing Children associated with Indian […]
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Read MoreTRC commissioner Marie Wilson reflects on years of bearing witness – The StarPhoenix
Nov 29, 2022 Wilson talked about what it means to be a witness at the Wîcihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference in Saskatoon on Tuesday. Marie Wilson remembers the beginning of the Truth and Reconciliation commission’s work, more than a decade ago. “We had to get going quickly, because survivors were — rightly — losing hope that […]
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Read MoreThe Government of Canada and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation launch a new funding opportunity to support Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65
From: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada November 23, 2022 Building a collective understanding of reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples is critical in creating a stronger, and more equitable future for Canada. Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, along with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), announced the […]
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Read MoreNational Centre for Truth and Reconciliation welcomes funding for Centre’s new permanent home and long term work
November 09 2022 OTTAWA — Today, residential school Survivors and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) welcomed the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, to announce funding from the Government of Canada for the Centre’s work. Minister Miller joined the NCTR at the future site of the Centre’s permanent home at the […]
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Read More1st reconciliACTION space launched in office of Markham-based company – Waterloo Chronicle
November 6, 2022 The song “Wildflower” by Indigenous singers lingered in the air of the office at Commerce Valley Drive West, at the unveiling of the first legacy room in Markham. Emely Velasquez, singer of Strong Water Women, a collective group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous women using drumming and singing as a means of achieving […]
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Read MoreDigital Preservation Coalition Recognizes NCTR with International Award
October 19 2022, The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation was recently awarded the Research Data Alliance Award for the Most Outstanding Digital Preservation Initiative in Commerce, Industry and the Third Sector presented by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC). This award recognizes the NCTR for developing a digital infrastructure and workplan for the preservation of […]
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