July 1st Run for Reconciliation Raises Awareness and Supports Residential School Survivors
by Kinnukana, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – On July 1, the 3rd annual Run for Reconciliation will take place at the Lions Park in…
Residential Schools
Doctrine of Discovery rejection could have major implications for Canadian case law
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The Vatican’s announcement in March that it’s repudiating the Doctrine of Discovery that was used to…
shíshálh Nation finds dozens of unmarked graves at site of St. Augustine’s Residential School
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The shíshálh Nation located on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast has discovered what could be 40 unmarked graves…
Federal court approves $2.8-billion day school settlement agreement
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – The federal government’s $2.8-billion settlement with 325 First Nations whose members were forced to attend residential…
Vatican rejects Doctrine of Discovery. Indigenous groups celebrate but say questions remain
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – A Vatican statement rejecting the Doctrine of Discovery, which was used to justify the conquest of…
Up to 179 remains could be in Saddle Lake mass grave
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – There could be as many as 179 childrens’ remains in a mass grave found on Saddle…
Star Blanket Cree Nation finds 2,000 anomalies at former residential school
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Star Blanket Cree Nation in Saskatchewan has found 2,000 anomalies through ground penetrating radar at the site of the former…
Controversial Calgary lecturer shut down at University of Lethbridge
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Hundreds of University of Lethbridge students protested a scheduled talk from a former Mount Royal University (MRU) professor who has…
Williams Lake First Nation uncovers 66 possible unmarked graves
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) in British Columbia says the second phase of its geophysical investigation at the site of…
Saddle Lake Cree Nation confirms existence of unreported mass grave
By Jeremy Appel (ANNews) – A new report from the Saddle Lake Cree Nation-based Acimowin Opaspiw Society non-profit says it’s found evidence of “undocumented mass…