Commemorating National Indigenous Peoples Day on these lands is an opportunity to celebrate the diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples from sea to sea to sea. This year, many among us are enveloped by raw feelings of shock and sadness as we learn of the recent discovery by the […]
SASKATOON – The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates is deeply saddened to learn of the 215 children found at the former residential school in BC, in unmarked graves. “We acknowledge the heartbreak that families and communities must be experiencing. Let the discovery of these children remind us of the devastating impact of residential […]
As we celebrate Child and Youth in Care Week impacted for the second year in a row by COVID-19 and the need to be apart, I have hope – hope that with the mass vaccination program underway, we will soon be able to gather and enjoy each other’s company once again. In my work, I […]
News late last week about the discovery of the remains of children on the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School has brought profound sadness to British Columbians – in particular, to those who were connected to these lost children through family, community and Nation ties and to all those who have been impacted […]
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