Truth and Reconciliation News Archive

September 20, 2024 — 
The fourth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation will take place on September 30. There are many ways you can observe the day, with opportunities both on and off campus to engage in learning and reflection and to honour the healing journey of residential school Survivors.

September 9, 2024 — 
High-level summary of the main themes we’ve learned from your feedback to date

June 26, 2024 — 
This draft framework outlines the vision, mission and shared values guiding the Reconciliation Advisory Committee in its work

March 18, 2024 — 
As the community engagement and education program coordinator at the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), Sandra Bender has seen a growing demand for presentations on the topic. As a result, the NCTR team is now offering free monthly Residential School History and Legacy 101 webinars on an ongoing basis.

March 14, 2024 — 
The Winnipeg Foundation’s historic and lead gift to a $40-million capital campaign will support the building of a new permanent home for the NCTR in the heart of Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg.

March 13, 2024 — 
Jody Wilson-Raybould, a former politician and first Indigenous woman to be named Attorney General of Canada, visited UM's Fort Garry campus recently for the 2024 Knight Lecture. Read on to learn more about her thoughts on our political system, women in leadership roles, the path to Reconciliation, how she stays true to herself and her message to Indigenous students.

February 8, 2024 — 
First Nation files legal claim over 150-year-old Treaty 4

February 5, 2024 — 
Spirit of the Bison media coverage

December 13, 2023 — 
Awareness of residential school harms has increased, but more reconciliation work needed: report

October 23, 2023 — 
Calgary prayer breakfast hears anti-LGBTQ2 rhetoric, residential school denialism