Final Report - December 15, 2015
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has a mandate to learn the truth about what happened in the residential schools and to inform all Canadians about what happened in the schools. The TRC published its final report on December 15, 2015 in order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation.
Please read the final report here: http://bit.ly/1JcnG8J
The Commission has documented the truth of what happened by relying on records held by those who operated and funded the schools, testimony from officials of the institutions that operated the schools, and experiences reported by survivors, their families, communities and anyone personally affected by the residential school experience and its subsequent impacts
Executive Summary:
Principles:
The Survivors Speak:
English: http://bit.ly/1T7OFtf
French: http://bit.ly/1cH7Use
Calls to Action (English): http://bit.ly/1QG7YpF
Calls to Action (FR): http://bit.ly/1JDYk6l
It is due to the courage and determination of former
students—the Survivors of Canada’s residential school system—that the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) was established. They worked for decades
to place the issue of the abusive treatment that students were subjected to at
residential schools on the national agenda. Their perseverance led to the
reaching of the historic Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. All
Canadians must now demonstrate the same level of courage and determination, as
we commit to an ongoing process of reconciliation. By establishing a new and
respectful relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians, we
will restore what must be restored, repair what must be repaired, and return
what must be returned.
Additional resources for further consideration -
Richmond Public Library Resources:
Canada’s Residential
Schools: http://bit.ly/1KRhBju
First Nations Treaties: http://bit.ly/1dYmm0y
CBC Digital Archives - http://bit.ly/1KRh019
TRC Media Room - http://bit.ly/1F4M2xt
Legacy of Hope Foundation Website - http://wherearethechildren.ca/en
