• This is Bill C-5, which added the national holiday for Truth and Reconciliation for September 30 every year. 

• The Recognition of rights discussion tables was created to address land-related topics between the government and over 390 Indigenous communities.
• These discussions aim to prioritize the wishes of Indigenous groups with a focus on their rights, interests and specific needs and may also address issues outside of treaties or self-government negotiations.
• This page contains what k

• This publication by Parks Canada provides a background description of the Residential School System in Canada.
• This document discusses the history behind Residential Schools including who ran the schools, the intended purpose of the schools, the brutal treatment that occurred, and what has come since the final school closed in 1996.

• This is the policy pronouncement presented by The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Carolyn Bennett regarding the Federal Court approval of the Day Schools settlement, which came out of the McLean Class Action.
• This settlement provides survivors with compensation for physical and sexual harms that occurred while at Federal Indian Day School, it also includes an investment of $200 million to help support the McLean Day Schools Settlement Corporation for Legac

• This is a copy of the multi-volume report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, which came after 7 years of work done by the commission.
• This site contains all six volumes, along with the summary, and the calls to action.
• Two notable calls to action include abandoning the Doctrine of Discovery, which demolishes spiritual/political/legal justifications for coloni

• This publication addresses the 5 class action lawsuits filed in 2007 and 2008 against the Canadian government over the residential schools in Newfoundland and Labrador.
• Several Indigenous groups attended these schools, which were funded by the federal government, but run by the Newfoundland Government and operated by the International Grenfell Association and the Moravian Mission.

• This is the official proclamation where June 21st was declared as the National Aboriginal Day.
• In 2018, "National Aboriginal Day" was renamed to "National Indigenous Peoples Day".

• The Day Schools class action, otherwise known as the McLean Class Action, was a lawsuit proposed by Garry McLean who was a survivor of the lake Manitoba First Nation day school.
• Day schools are not considered Residential Schools because students did not stay over at all, however, they ran very similarly to other Residential Schools.
• Since Indigenous Day School survivors were no

• The Hope for Wellness Help Line is a culturally sensitive and experience-led resource (both online and over the phone) for Indigenous peoples across the country who need support or who wish to talk.
• This support system was implemented in 2016 in an effort to improve mental health supports for Indigenous communities and to ensure they have a place to feel safe and to seek out help if needed.

• This is the Department of Justice's publication regarding the 10 principles respecting the Government of Canada's Relationship with Indigenous Peoples.
• These principles are just the beginning in efforts to reconcile with Indigenous peoples after a long and divided history of power imbalances.