Residential School Survivors
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Residential ‘school’ survivors reunited with childhood art, hidden for decades: ‘They’ve survived, the same as all of us’
When a priest reputedly ordered a teacher to destroy children’s paintings, he instead hid them at home — now the pieces are seeing the light of day
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St. Augustine’s survivor hopes for closure after evidence of 81 unmarked graves released
50 years after the residential ‘school’ closed, shíshálh Nation announces evidence of many burial sites. A Tla’amin Elder wonders how many more children died
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Truth is a journey that we walk one story at a time
On the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, I’m thinking about all the voices that have been silenced — and the ways we can start to heal
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The quiet joys of coming home to Anishinaabe territories
A trip home was a dream come true — a letter of gratitude after saying baamaapii to my kin
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Survivors, Two-Spirit people honoured at 41st Kamloopa Powwow
After controversial rules caused a stir on social media, leaders ‘acted quickly’ to make the event inclusive
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Another Damn Thing
A story from nehiyaw historian Alphonse Little Poplar’s memoirs
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Winter in Bed
IndigiNews is publishing stories from Alphonse Little Poplar, recorded and transcribed in 1986, to share his incredible memories and gentle storytelling.
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The Baker’s Burnt Bread
IndigiNews is publishing stories from Alphonse Little Poplar, recorded and transcribed in 1986, to share his incredible memories and gentle storytelling.
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Peter Bear
IndigiNews is publishing stories from Alphonse Little Poplar, recorded and transcribed in 1986, to share his incredible memories and gentle storytelling.