AFN National Chief Calls Senate’s Rejection of Indian Residential Schools Denialism in Hate Speech Bill Regressive, Disappointing and a Setback for Reconciliation
Press Release (June 5, 2026 – Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ottawa, Ontario) – National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak today denounced the move by the Senate of Canada to reject an amendment…
British Columbia and Ontario First Nations Leadership Condemns Senate’s Rejection of Residential School Denialism Protections
Press Release Protecting Indigenous youth: Progress undeniably made, but urban Indigenous people must still be heard fully Wendake, June 4, 2026 – The Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec…
UBCIC Denounces Ongoing Residential School Denialism Campaign: Calls on Canada to Enshrine Legal Protections
Press Release (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – May 27, 2026) UBCIC was disappointed, disgusted and deeply concerned to learn that a Residential School denialist…
Strength, Healing, and Commitment on the 5th Anniversary Commemoration of the Tk’emlúps Announcement
Press Release May 25, 2026 On this solemn occasion of the 5th anniversary, the BC Assembly of First Nations (BCAFN) remembers and honours the children whose lives were tragically lost…
Path forward cannot be rooted in denialism; reflections on the 5th Anniversary of the 215
Press Release May 25, 2026 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh̓(Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, BC) – Five years ago, Tkemlúps te Secwepemc (Kamloops Indian Band) called upon people worldwide to bear witness to…
Fifth Anniversary of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Announcement: UBCIC Honours Residential School Survivors and Condemns Denialism
Press Release May 25, 2026 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – May 25, 2026) Five years ago, Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation shared preliminary findings…
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Responds to Court Decision Upholding Advocacy for Residential School Survivors
Press Release Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB (May 5, 2026) – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) acknowledges the recent decision in Morton v. Union of BC Indian Chiefs, as…
Court Affirms Importance of Defending Residential School Survivors and UBCIC’s Work Upholding Truth in Public Discourse
Press Release May 4, 2026 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – May 4, 2026) The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) celebrates the decision of…
MN–S government congratulates Île-à-la-Crosse residential school Survivors’ historical victory
Press Release April 30, 2026 – Heartland of the Métis and Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatoon, SK – In a historic decision this week, Justice R.C. Wempe of the Court of…
Attend a virtual presentation on the Métis Experience in Residential Schools Research Project
Press Release Findings reported in a 2012 report issued by The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada stated that the Métis experience of Residential Schooling has been overlooked and that…
