September 21, 4:30 – 7:00 PM, Virtual Event: “Picking up the Pieces: The Making of the Witness Blanket” Film Screening and conversation with Kwagiulth master carver Carey Newman and his sisters Marion and Ellen
Inspired to know more about his father’s time at residential school, Kwagiulth master carver and artist Carey Newman created the Witness Blanket – a wall-sized monument that commemorates the experiences of residential Survivors and their families, as well as the children who didn’t make it home. The Witness Blanket is constructed from hundreds of everyday […]
September 27, 11 AM – 1 PM, Chan Centre: “Returning Home and Pathways to Reconciliation” Film screening and conversation with Orange Shirt Day originator Phyllis Webstad
“Returning Home” weaves the story of two parallel narratives. The first is the story of Phyllis Webstad, a Survivor of the former St. Joseph’s Mission residential school in Williams Lake and originator of Orange Shirt Day. The second is the story of the steady decline of wild pacific salmon. This 45 minute film is the […]
BC500: BIV BC 500: Law – Indigenous Rights
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Akikwe, named as one of BIVnews 500 ‘most influential business leaders in BC’.
Toronto Star: Racism and reconciliation are in the national spotlight. Here’s how each federal party intends to tackle them
IRSHDC Academic Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-Kwe, quoted in the Toronto Star about Indigenous reconciliation as key aspects of federal election campaign.
CBC: Ottawa eyes appointment of independent official to help identify unmarked graves at sites of former residential schools
Centre Academic Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-Kwe, spoke to The Globe and Mail about appointing an independent official to help identify unmarked graves.
Globe & Mail: Ottawa commits $321-million to search for residential school graves, help survivors
Centre Academic Director Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-Kwe, spoke to The Globe and Mail about Ottawa’s funds for searching for Residential School graves.
Statement on the federal government’s decision to appoint an independent official to help identify unmarked graves at sites of former residential schools
Canada has a serious task ahead to properly investigate and address the missing children and mass graves.