Attending the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada National Event in Vancouver, September 2013: a narrative report

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) National Event in Vancouver, 18-21 September 2013, was a significant reconciliation event for First Nations peoples of Canada and the survivors of the Residential School system, which ran from the mid-to-late 1800s until 1996, when the last sch...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sutherland, Stewart, Russell, Lachlan, Adams, Michael, Baird, Rose, Shearer, Heather Kamarra, Watson, Sam
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Aboriginal Studies Press 2014
Subjects:
1202 History
1213 Visual Arts and Performing Arts
3312 Sociology and Political Science
3314 Anthropology
3316 Cultural Studies
Canada
First Nations
Online Access:https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:336960
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Summary:The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) National Event in Vancouver, 18-21 September 2013, was a significant reconciliation event for First Nations peoples of Canada and the survivors of the Residential School system, which ran from the mid-to-late 1800s until 1996, when the last school was closed (Health Canada 2013). Overall, some 150,000 First Nations children passed through Residential Schools, resulting in seriously detrimental effects upon those children, as well as the subsequent generations (TRC n.d.a).

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