This pronouncement by Carolyn Bennett the Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, addresses the Federal Court of Canada's approve; of the Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars (Gottfriedson) Settlement Agreement.
The Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars (Gottfriedson) Settlement Agreement gives $10,000 in individual compensation to survivors and descendants of those who attended Residential Schools due to the continuing effects faced by Indigenous peoples tod
This is Heritage Canada's official page on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which was declared for September 30th each year.
This day was created with a main focus on Residential Schools victims and survivors and how to continue the process of reconciliation by recognizing our disturbing history.
This publication discusses the Government of Canada's Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program.
This program includes mental health, emotional, and cultural support services to eligible survivors of the Indian Residential School system and their families through each section if the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement including: the Common Experience Payments, Independent Assessment Process, Truth and Reconciliation Commission events,
The Residential Schools missing children community support fund was created to help locate, document, maintain, and commemorate the sites where former residential school students were buried, and to help respond to the wishes of families who lost their children in this way.
Following the recent findings of further unmarked graves and burial sites in/near Residential Schools around the country, the Canadian government investment over $320 million into the fund.
This is a news release from August 2021, addressing the implementation of further supports for survivors of Residential Schools, after the recent confirmation of burial sites across the country.
These supports include an additional $320 million for Indigenous-led initiatives and investments.
This page includes how the $320 million is broken down and the details of how the money
The Nation Rebuilding Program is an attempt by the Government of Canada to rebuild relations with Indigenous peoples by focusing on the needs of their communities.
There is $100 million available to fund this program over 5 years.
This page discusses more about the program, the deadline, how to apply, and other past projects (beginning in 2018).
This page is dedicated to the national historic events and sites designated to the Residential School System in Canada.
In 2020, the Government of Canada designated four schools to be part of the National Program of Historical Commemoration and it includes Residential Schools sites in Saskatchewan, Ontario, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia.
This is a June 2021 statement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding National Indigenous Peoples Day, which is both a day of celebration of Indigenous people, and also a day to remember the ongoing discrimination and mistreatment to Indigenous peoples.
Following the release of the 1982 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms the National Indian Brotherhood (a representative body for First Nations) called for the creation of "National Aboriginal Solidarity Day", which would occur annually on June 21st.
This is the official page for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), which was established with the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement with the aim to encourage reconciliation between those impacted by residential schools and the rest of Canada.
The Canadian government invested over $72 million into the TRC and has engaged with communities, hosted events, and educated people across the country about the history of residential schools