Truth and Reconciliation News Archive
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law co-hosts Economic Reconciliation event
October 20, 2023 —
The Faculty of Law was pleased to be a part of a second-annual collaborative event with the Law Society of Manitoba and the Manitoba Bar Association held September 27 in honour of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
Faculty of Arts
Conversation Canada: Fact-checking residential school denialists and debunking ‘mass grave hoax’
October 17, 2023 —
What did Canadian news outlets actually report after the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation made their public announcements about their search for missing children? Two UM experts fact-check residential school denialists and a 'mass grave hoax' theory
Faculty of Arts
APTN National News: Report on media coverage and residential school denialism
October 13, 2023 —
Report on media coverage and residential school denialism
Faculty of Arts
APTN National News: New report looks to combat the rise in residential school denialism
October 13, 2023 —
New report looks to combat the rise in residential school denialism
Faculty of Law
Law student advocates for Truth & Reconciliation 365 days a year
October 6, 2023 —
Over 150 runners assembled at the ruins of the Birtle, Manitoba Residential School on the morning of Saturday, September 30, to honour Residential School Survivors and those who never made it home. The ruins marked the starting line of the Second Annual Reconciliation Run, organized by first-year law student Tréchelle Bunn. Her home community, the Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation, marked the finish line of the half-marathon, officially sanctioned by the Manitoba Runners’ Association
CBC Ontario Today: A decade of Orange Shirt Day: What difference does it make?
October 3, 2023 —
A decade of Orange Shirt Day: What difference does it make?
Healing trauma with truth
October 3, 2023 —
In a recent visit to Winnipeg, acclaimed trauma and addictions expert Dr. Gabor Maté spoke out in support of a permanent UM home for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and why it will be so important to supporting Survivors and moving through trauma.
CBC Indigenous: Letitia John died at a residential school. Her identity was lost until now
September 29, 2023 —
We know her name wasn’t 'Indian Girl 237,' but who is her family?
NCTR: The importance of decolonizing data now
September 29, 2023 —
VIDEO: The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) is working to restructure and decolonize its archives. Learn more about the meaningful ways Indigenous perspectives and data is breaking ground in cultural heritage policy and Indigenous research.
Promoting healing, education and reflection across the country
September 27, 2023 —
A member of the Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation, and an athlete who believes in the power of movement as medicine, UM law student Tréchelle Bunn founded a healing walk in July 2021 which has since grown into the Reconciliation Run, Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Half Marathon.