Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Canadian Indigenous Residential Schools – Counter-Narratives

I am very much aware of the harm that resulted from numerous aspects of the Indigenous residential schools. However, there were Aboriginals who graduated from these schools, who went on to lead productive and successful lives. This post provides examples of those who had positive experiences.

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) Final Report Executive Summary, 2015 – Critique

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada final report executive summary (2015) overemphasizes the negative and under-reports the positive. The lessons from the painful accounts need to be translated into more than a blueprint for “stratospheric rights,” particularly since not all Indigenous people are on the same page when it comes to this executive summary.

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