Update: Truth and Reconciliation

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:

http://bit.ly/1Yl8LQG

Principles:

http://bit.ly/1TQr0w2

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