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From #aptn: making the denial of the reality of #residentialschool system illegal like holocaust denial. I think it needs have to happen.

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October 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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Protest at University of Calgary over residential school event

#abpoli #ableg #Alberta #Canada
#yyc #Calgary #University #protests #residentialschool
#indigenous
Protest at University of Calgary over residential school event
Protesters plan to gather at the University of Calgary on Tuesday, calling for the university to strip Tom Flanagan of his professor emeritus title following a campus event questioning whether Canada’...
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October 8, 2026 at 12:53 AM
johncke.bsky.social
#Residentialschool denialism is being embraced by fascist groups as a means of increasing their influence and capacity to recruit.
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Expert disturbed-not surprised by white nationalism demonstration
A demonstration of white nationalism by Second Sons of Canada near the Kamloops residential school site has sent a chill across the country.
www.aptnnews.ca
October 3, 2026 at 10:15 AM
windspeaker.bsky.social
“When I started to work on this, I began to discover there was a longer visual history than most people realize.”

#Indigenous #Canada #art #history #TruthandReconciliation #residentialschool #books
Digital artbook details stories of the Indian residential school system
A free digital book that includes the artwork of survivors of the Indian residential school system has been launched.The book, titled Art, Truth & Reconciliation, was published by Art Canada Institute...
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September 30, 2026 at 6:52 PM
daveshootsbooks.bsky.social
These #memoirs were written 26 years apart by cousins who attended the #Shubenacadie #Indian #ResidentialSchool in #NovaScotia. Doug - $15, Isabelle - $20 or both for $30. #Booksky #TruthandReconciliationDay #FirstNations #SocialHistory #Mi'kmaw #LocalHistory #addiction #abuse
September 29, 2026 at 2:16 PM
westcoastcdn.bsky.social
#shameful #history #residentialschool
#Canada
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Grave of boy who vanished at residential school found decades later, First Nation looks for others like him | CBC News
The family of 11-year-old Johnny Kiyawasew, who never came home from St. Francis Xavier residential school, spent decades searching for answers. Now, Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation and the University of Al...
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September 29, 2026 at 1:34 PM
knowledge.ca
Anishinaabe journalist Tanya Talaga’s search for a long-lost family matriarch reveals a story intertwined with the impact of Canada’s Indian Act policies.

The Knowing

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#knowledgenetwork #documentary #canada #residentialschool #indianact
September 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM
johncke.bsky.social
"I want to say that we aren't liars. Indian #ResidentialSchool survivors are not liars. Have some respect and give us the space and time to do what we need to do as individuals, as family, as a community, as a nation."
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Orange Shirt Day founder says her truth is being 'pushed aside' by controversial shirts | CBC News
The founder of Orange Shirt Day and MPs say orange shirts with statements printed "Still no proof," and "You can't handle the truth," are "disgusting" and a "disgraceful and grotesque attempt to explo...
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September 11, 2026 at 12:51 PM
inkedwerdsmith.bsky.social
My hometown finally got the message. I wish the victims of indigenous oppression, erasure, and racism had never been treated this way. Now they need to add indigenous history to school history books.

#JosephTrutch #SystemicRacism #IndigenousErasure #ResidentialSchool

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B.C. removes 4 ‘Trutch’ landmark names due to colonial politician's racist legacy | CBC News
The B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO) has officially rescinded the name "Trutch" from four locations across the province due to the name's racist legacy.
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September 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM
knowledge.ca
Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin’s deeply personal documentary unravels the echoing impacts of the residential school system on survivors and their families.

WaaPaKe (Tomorrow)

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#knowledgenetwork #documentary #indigenous #residentialschool #survivor #family #generations
September 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
knowledge.ca
Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin’s deeply personal documentary unravels the echoing impacts of the residential school system on survivors and their families.

WaaPaKe (Tomorrow)

Watch free on knowledge.ca

#knowledgenetwork #documentary #indigenous #residentialschool #survivor #family #generations
September 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM
knowledge.ca
Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin’s deeply personal documentary unravels the echoing impacts of the residential school system on survivors and their families.

WaaPaKe (Tomorrow)

Watch free on knowledge.ca

#knowledgenetwork #documentary #indigenous #residentialschool #survivor #family #generations
September 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
surlyspice.bsky.social
OFF THE RESERVATION by @stephengrahamjones.com releases 10/13/26 from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @ssedlib.bsky.social #horror #blackfeet #activists #ResidentialSchool #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 9/1!
book cover for off the reservation by stephen graham jones with white and red block lettering over a black background with a bleached animal skull above and below framing the text in its jaws
August 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
lollipopcomics.bsky.social
Tomorrow is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in #Canada , also known as #OrangeShirtDay . Please wear orange to honour #residentialschool survivors and those who never made it home. #everychildmatters #adventuresoflollipop #kids #kidlit #kidscomics #indiecomics
September 29, 2023 at 1:21 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
"An #Indigenous #healing centre near #Kamloops, #BC, is taking shape along the shore of the South Thompson River. The $12.5 million project, funded by the federal government, is intended to be a safe, holistic space for survivors of #residentialschool #trauma." #mentalhealth youtu.be/aBd9tJTLttY
Healing house near Kamloops to offer mental wellness care to residential school survivors
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
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March 23, 2026 at 4:21 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
"I paint from the experience of a #residentialschool survivor where children were denied their heritage. I learned you were on your own in this world, but I was gifted with talent, and intelligence" #LakeCowichan #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia nanaimobulletin.com/2026/03/16/l...
March 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
The report says it is “inextricably linked to #colonialization and the multi-generational #trauma, #racism and #discrimination brought to bear by the #residentialschool system and other such structures.” #Indigenous #youth #suicide #BC #BritishColumbia #Canada www.hashilthsa.com/news/2025-10...
Suicide for First Nations youth is four times higher than B.C. rate: report | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper
This past summer, a 14-year-old boy hung himself in the rural First Nations community of Pacheedaht on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. “It was the saddest, saddest thing ever,” said Pacheedah...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
"A #Nanaimo -based #literacy program designed to help English literacy skills for #residentialschool survivors is thriving quietly at a Greater #Victoria library every week" #Indigenous #trauma #stigma #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia cheknews.ca/groundbreaki...
‘Groundbreaking’: English literacy program focuses on training for Indigenous people in Greater Victoria
A Nanaimo-based literacy program designed to help English literacy skills for residential school survivors is thriving quietly at a Greater Victoria library every week.
cheknews.ca
October 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
vimhs.bsky.social
"Shattered glass. Wailing cries soothed by traditional drums. Wood cracked as the digger excavator tore into the roof of the old Christie Indian #ResidentialSchool, releasing decades of bridled sorrow and anger." #MearesIsland #BC #Canada www.hashilthsa.com/news/2025-10...
Former residential school building demolished on Meares Island | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper
Editor’s note: The following story contains strong language from former students of the Christie Indian Residential School and references that may be upsetting to some readers. Shattered glass.  Waili...
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October 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
"Survivors of Christie Indian #ResidentialSchool are invited to witness the demolition of the remaining buildings that were once part of old Christie Residential School, located on #MearesIsland in #Ahousaht traditional territory." #BritishColumbia #Canada www.hashilthsa.com/news/2025-09...
Old Christie Residential School outbuildings to be demolished – Ahousaht Ha’wiih invite survivors to healing event | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper
Survivors of Christie Indian Residential School are invited to witness the demolition of the remaining buildings that were once part of old Christie Residential School, located on Meares Island in Aho...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
"Former Truth and Reconciliation commissioner Marie Wilson will be in the #ComoxValley for a presentation on her book, North of Nowhere: Song of a #Truth & #Reconciliation Commissioner, on Sept. 21 at 11:30 am" #FirstNations #Indigenous #residentialschool www.campbellrivermirror.com/community/fo...
Former TRC commissioner to give book talk in Comox on Sept. 21
Comox United Church is hosting Marie Wilson for a presentation on her book, North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner
www.campbellrivermirror.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
"Archival research conducted on behalf of the #Penelakut Tribe has found 50 more deaths at #KuperIsland #residentialschool than previous estimates, the nation announced Monday while releasing interim results of a years-long ground probe" #BritishColumbia www.timescolonist.com/local-news/a...
Archival research has found 171 confirmed deaths at Kuper Island residential school, 50 more than previously thought
Archival research conducted on behalf of the Penelakut Tribe has found 50 more deaths at the former residential school than previous estimates
www.timescolonist.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
"Notably, our church has been holding monthly #reconciliation gatherings between #FirstNations #ResidentialSchool Survivors and our congregation for more than seven years." #AlberniValley #VancouverIsland #BC #Canada www.albernivalleynews.com/community/sc...
SCENE AND HEARD: United Church celebrates 100 years
Special service, displays and cake all part of festivities as church marks 100th year in the Alberni Valley
www.albernivalleynews.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
vimhs.bsky.social
"Students led a ceremony to officially open a new orange crosswalk...in front of the #PortAlberni high school. Several guests of honour—all #residentialschool survivors—were the first to symbolically open the crosswalk, which had been painted earlier" www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/community/is...
Island students dedicate orange crosswalk to residential school survivors
Two-year project from Alberni District Secondary School classes honours Truth and Reconciliation, notes more work is needed
www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM