Reckoning with the history of public schooling and settler colonialism

Alex Bird (second from the left) and his siblings from the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation were among the first students to attend this public school, near Prince George, B.C., in the early 1910s. (Royal B.C. Museum, Image B-00342, British Columbia Archives)

Reckoning with the history of public schooling and settler colonialism

September 26, 2022 —
Part of the “complex truth” behind reconciliation is understanding that public schooling has also played an important role in settler colonialism in Canada.

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Katie McKenzie wearing a ribbon skirt standing on a green bridge overlooking the Red River.

What Pope Francis’ visit means to me

July 21, 2022 —
Personal reflection by a current Indigenous student at UM, Kathleen McKenzie

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A woman who attended an Indian Day School joins her daughter as they look at the Orange shirts, shoes, flowers and messages on display outside the B.C. legislature in June 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Canada’s reckoning with colonialism and education must include Indian Day Schools

July 13, 2022 —
Many Canadians are finally coming to terms with the truth that the Canadian government, in co-operation with Christian churches, ran a genocidal school system intended to 'kill the Indian in the child' for more than a century

Advancing Reconciliation and Promoting Indigenous Achievement, Indigenous, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Reconciliation, The Conversation

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A black and white photo of the Shubenacadie Residential School classroom in Nova Scotia.

Joint message on the one-year anniversary of the discovery of the first 215 unmarked graves

May 27, 2022 —
Message from Dr. Catherine Cook, vice-president (Indigenous) at the University of Manitoba and Stephanie Scott, executive director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

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Research and International

Taking up the work of Reconciliation

May 17, 2022 —
How a new measuring tool based on research can push us further down the path to good and just relations

Advancing Reconciliation and Promoting Indigenous Achievement, NCTR, Reconciliation, Research and International, ResearchLIFE

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teepee bathed in orange spotlights with a night sky

Faculty of Arts

Can we measure reconciliation?

October 4, 2021 —
On the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, UM researcher Dr. Katherine Starzyk spoke about The Canadian Reconciliation Barometer project on The Decibel podcast by The Globe and Mail.

Faculty of Arts, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, psychology, Reconciliation, Researchers

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The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) unveils a new Survivors’ Flag to mark the first official National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation unveils Survivors’ Flag for Sept. 30

September 28, 2021 —
Commemorative flag was created by Survivors to share their expression of remembrance with the broader public and to honour all residential school Survivors, families, and communities impacted by the residential school system in Canada

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Indigenous

Exploring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation events

September 22, 2021 —
UM community encouraged to listen, learn and reflect

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The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) announced its collaboration on Sept. 15 with First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities to produce a new broadcast special, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, in partnership with APTN, CBC/Radio-Canada, Insight Productions and Canadian Heritage.

Prime-time broadcast for the National Day For Truth and Reconciliation

September 15, 2021 —
Will broadcast and stream live Thursday, Sept. 30 in French, English and multiple Indigenous languages

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The turtle, where sacred fires were lit in front of the NCTR

UM will recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 1, 2021 —
A message from President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Michael Benarroch; Vice-President (Indigenous) Dr. Catherine Cook; and National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Executive Director Stephanie Scott

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