Read statements and releases issued by the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre.
Statement Congratulating Mary Simon on her historic appointment as Governor General
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) at UBC sends a heartfelt congratulations to Mary Simon on her historic appointment as Governor General of Canada.
Discussion paper looks at the legal and human rights framework for mass graves
The Centre’s latest discussion paper explores mass graves connected to Indian Residential Schools.
Statement on the Sisters of St. Ann and Royal BC Museum and Archives Agreement
The Centre welcomes the agreement which will provide enhanced access to the records of the Sisters of St. Ann Archives.
Concerted national action overdue for all the children who never came home from residential schools
Joint news release from the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation and the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at UBC.
The discovery of a mass grave at a former residential school is just the tip of the iceberg
The Centre’s Academic Director, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, Aki-Kwe, authored an opinion piece in the Globe and Mail.
National partnership benefits residential school Survivors
The Centre has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre in Ontario.
Statement in support of Scholar Strike Canada
The Centre supports the Scholar Strike for Black and Indigenous Lives in Canada, happening September 9 and 10.
Centre awarded funding for multi-year exhibition documenting Indian hospitals in BC and Alberta
Collaborative exhibit sheds light on the forgotten history of “Indian” and tuberculosis hospitals from the 1940s to the early 1970s.
Statement on the Kamloops Indian Residential School burials
More on Kamloops IRS and the children that never returned Kamloops Indian Residential School was the largest school in the residential school system, with more than 500 students registered in the 1950s. The Kamloops IRS is located on the traditional territory of the Secwépemc people.Hundreds of Secwépemc and other Indigenous children attended the Kamloops IRS, from as far away as Mount […]
Statement on Chief Allan Adam’s treatment by RCMP
The Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre is troubled by the disturbing video footage and RCMP treatment, and calls on Canadian police and the RCMP to recognize the rights of Indigenous Peoples.