Truth and Reconciliation Day marked by Ottawa ceremony
Ottawa hosted a sombre National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony on Parliament Hill with sage and sweet grass as dignitaries and children danced in orange shirts. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Immigration Minister Marc Miller joined the crowd, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promoted new child and family service deals. leaders across Canada urged action on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action.
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Ottawa
Parliament Hill
Mary Simon
Marc Miller
Miller
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Canada
Phyllis Jack Webstad
Stephanie Scott
National Centre For Truth and Reconciliation
Scott
Justin Trudeau
Inuvik
N.W.T
Survivors seek more funding for unmarked graves searches
Ottawa funds for ground surveys and records are cut, survivors and organizations warn the pause will slow recovery of truth about residential schools. Survivors urge stable, long term support as researchers push to locate children who died and memorialize them.
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Ottawa
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Laura Arndt
Survivors’ Secretariat
Mohawk Institute
Brantford
Ont
Survivors
Ganizations
Roberta Hill
Crown-Indigenous Relations
Gary Anandasangaree
Anandasangaree
Parliament Hill
La-La-Land
Hamilton
National Centre For Truth and Reconciliation
RCMP
Canada
Arndt
NDP
Leah Gazan
House of Commons
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Pierre Poilierre
Jagmeet Singh
Thunder Bay
Fort William First Nation
Singh
Fredericton
Amanda Myron Dakota
Wolastogey First Nation
Truth and Reconciliation Day
Na’kuset
Native Women’s Shelter of
Montreal
Noella Mckenzie
Sarita Censoni
Toronto
Nathan Phillips Square
Biscylla Shaw
British Columbia
David Eby
University of British Columbia
B.C
John Rustad
the Canadian Press
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Patty
PARL
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Red River
Patty Hajdu
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