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Jul 14, 2014 · Last Edited December 9, 2022. On 11 June 2008 Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood in the House of Commons to offer, on behalf of the Government of Canada, an apology to Indigenous peoples in Canada for the abuse, suffering, and generational and cultural dislocation that resulted from assimilative, government-sanctioned residential schools.
Jun 25, 2018 · A 24-hour national Indian Residential School Crisis Line is available at 1-866-925-4419 to support former students and others affected by a residential school experience. In this live special ...
Dec 9, 2021 · Canadian residential schools: A timeline of apologies. Leading up to what will be a historic meeting between a group of Indigenous delegates and Pope Francis, hopes remain high for a formal ...
- Jennifer Ferreira
On June 11, 2008, the Prime Minister of Canada offered a formal apology to former students of the Indian Residential Schools System. In a historic gesture the Prime Minister apologized on behalf of the Government for the pain and suffering endured by former students of Indian Residential Schools —and for the damaging effects the schools had on Aboriginal culture, heritage and language.
Sep 20, 2019 · The Government Apologizes. Reflect on the apologies from the Canadian government to the Indigenous Peoples of Canada, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper's 2008 public apology. This resource is intended for educators in Canada who are teaching in English. By the 1980s, it became clear that the effects of the residential schools were far ...
Jun 11, 2021 · 2021-06-14. “Today marks the 13th anniversary of the Statement of Apology to Former Students of Residential Schools for the harms they suffered by their forced participation at residential schools. We acknowledge that this colonial policy caused harm to Survivors and their families that was so severe that the intergenerational impacts still ...
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• Another $157 million had been paid to 2,900 former students who could prove they'd experienced abuse in residential schools. An estimated 7,600 claims of abuse still awaited adjudication ...
