Residential schools

ROTHENBURGER – Discovery of gravesites highlights the tragedy of Indian residential schools

May 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

THE GRIM DISCOVERY of the apparent gravesites of 215 children will undoubtedly change some thinking about what went on at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in the almost [Continue]

CHARBONNEAU – Good memorials, bad memorials of residential schools

September 11, 2020 // 0 Comments

FIRST NATIONS SHOW THE WAY to reconciliation. Protestors with other agendas should pay heed. In a transformative move, Indigenous Canadians have designated the residential [Continue]

EDITORIAL – New stat for Day of Reconciliation could be a good thing

August 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. A NEW NATIONAL HOLIDAY around the issue of reconciliation is a good idea if it’s done right. If it’s just going to be about the sad [Continue]

IN THE HOUSE – ‘Residential school was clearly the source of so much pain’

April 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

Comments by Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod during a debate in Parliament on Thursday, April 26, 2018 on whether to ask Pope Francis to apologize for the role of [Continue]