Atlantic National Event, Oct. 26 to 29 [2011], Halifax
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/article41008
- Material Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Anglican Journal
- Date
- 2011 December
- Volume
- 137
- Issue
- 10
- Page
- 6
- Notes
- "The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) was created as part of the 2007 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Its mandate is to document the 130-year history of residential schools in Canada and to educate Canadians about their tragic legacy". "The Atlantic region had one residential school -- Shubenacadie -- which was operated by the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Halifax, on behalf of the federal government. Later, the school was managed by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. In the 1990s, hundreds of survivors from Shubenacadie were the first to file a class action lawsuit against the federal government for loss of language and culture, and for physical and sexual abuse. The Atlantic event, the third of seven national events hosted by the TRC, drew about 500 former residential school students and their families, as well as representatives from churches, government and the public sector. Senior staff writer Marites N. Sison covered the event and filed these reports and photos [separately indexed]".
- Subjects
- Canada. Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- Indigenous peoples - Canada - Residential schools
- Indian residential schools - Canada - Catholic Church
- Shubenacadie Indian Residential School
- Sison, Marites N.