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Sep 27, 2021 · According to T.R.C. researchers, Indigenous children in residential schools endured badly trained staff, racist prejudices, and physically unhealthy and abusive environments.
Jun 9, 2021 · The Catholic Church administrated many of Canada's residential schools, yet despite ongoing calls from Indigenous leaders, there has been no papal apology on Canadian soil.
Jul 9, 2021 · It is undeniable that some Catholic teachers (priests, religious men and women and lay staff) entrusted to care for children at residential schools assaulted the dignity of the students through mistreatment, neglect and abuse.
Mar 29, 2018 · Police interviewed hundreds of people about abuses alleged to have occurred at the Catholic-run residential school between 1941 and 1972.
Oct 4, 2021 · The Catholic Church aggressively pursued a release from the millions of dollars it owed to residential school survivors, while claiming that government efforts to collect the money would be...
Jul 30, 2022 · The Catholic Church ran over half of the residential schools in Canada. More than 150,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit children were forced to attend the government-funded schools between...
Oct 10, 2012 · Beginning in the late 1990s, former students demanded that government and churches publicly acknowledge their role in the schools and provide compensation for their suffering. In 2005, the federal government established a $1.9 billion compensation package for the survivors of abuse at residential schools.
