We invite you to explore the collection and resources through the links below: Explore our collections through the NCTR home page, Find resources for students and educators. In 2006 schools that were set in Indian residential areas sued Canada and began the process towards enacting a truth and reconciliation commission. The Legacy section of the calls to action focused on redressing the harms resulting from the Indian residential schools (IRS), the proposed actions are identified in the following sub-categories: The Reconciliation section of the calls to action were focused on creating better relations between the federal and provincial governments of Canada and Indigenous nations, with an emphasis on creating a reconciled relationship. But the journey of Truth and Reconciliation is far from over. Now is the time to challenge previously held beliefs, and to invest in strong relationships."

[61] Historicizing is further evident in the TRC's 'Principles of Reconciliation' where reconciliation is framed as grappling with harms of the past. Further, the commission could not explicitly "name names" or accuse individuals; perpetrators held accountable via the commission. For Coulthard, reconciliation being tied solely to the residential school system and actions of the past explains why Prime Minister Stephen Harper was able to apologize for the system in 2008 and, a year later, claim that there is no history of colonialism in Canada. [53], The TRC concluded that the removal of children from the influence of their own culture with the intent of assimilating them into the dominant Canadian culture amounted to cultural genocide. There is a lot of work to be done.

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There was nothing good about burying children in unmarked graves far from their ancestral homes.

Rubenstein and Clifton noted that the report also failed to consider Indian residential schools were typically located in rural areas far from hospitals, making treatment more difficult to acquire.

Moving forward, the NCTR will be issuing reports on an annual basis, so all Canadians have an opportunity to find out about the inner workings of the NCTR. People can access the report and learn more about the NCTR at their website.

In 2016, he concluded that only five calls were complete and three calls were partially complete, leaving 86 calls unmet. [18], Between 2008 and 2014 the TRC gathered what is estimated to be around 7000 testimonies from the survivors,[19] most from those who had attended the schools after the 1940s. The work of the TRC has now been transferred to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto

In addition: "The two commissioners are unprepared to accept that the structure of the commission requires that the commission's course is to be charted and its objectives are to be shaped ultimately through the authority and leadership of its chair. [18] The historical record was also important in educating the public on "the truth of what happened" in Canada. Laforme said they wanted to focus primarily on uncovering and documenting truth while he wanted to also have an emphasis on reconciliation between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians. To order copies of The Commission officially concluded in December 2015 with the publication of a multi-volume final report that concluded the school system amounted to cultural genocide. The final report summarized the work of the TRC and included the following sections:[52], The report noted that an estimated 150,000 children attended residential schools during its 120-year history and an estimated 3200 of those children died in the residential schools. On behalf of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, he helped gather nearly 7,000 statements of former residential school students and others affected by the residential school system. The report was based upon primary and secondary source research undertaken by the commission and testimonies collected from residential school survivors during TRC events. The Commission was officially established on June 1, 2008 with the purpose of documenting the history and lasting impacts of the Canadian Indian residential school system on Indigenous[nb 1] students and their families. However, it was extended to 2015 as numerous records related to residential schools were provided to the commission in 2014 by Library and Archives Canada following a January 2013 order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. [62] This is problematic because it implies that colonialism is not ongoing and is not part of current government policy. "[9] It was also tasked with preserving collected records documenting the residential school system and those created over the course of the commission's work for future management at a national research centre. [58]:121, Another criticism of the Commission is that reconciliation is introduced "on terms still largely dictated by the state,"[58]:127 rather than allowing a grassroots movement to gain traction or forms of 'moral protest' to develop. The commission's mandate was originally scheduled to end in 2014, with a final event in Ottawa. [4], In June 2015, the TRC released a summary report of its findings and "94 Calls to Action" to "redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation." In June 2015, the TRC released an Executive Summary of its findings along with 94 "calls to action" regarding reconciliation between Canadians and Indigenous peoples.

As explained in the 2013 Spring Report of the Auditor General of Canada, a key part of the TRC mandate included "creating as complete a historical record as possible of the residential school system and legacy. [36] As of March 2018, 10 were marked as completed, 15 were in-progress with projects underway, 25 had projects proposed, and 44 were unmet. Toronto Star articles, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com. The event is primarily targeted at youths from Grade 5 to Grade 12, but it overall intends to inform the country about the NCTR objectives and goals.

The fi rst stage of the journey of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is now complete. Essentially, the NCTR Archives are made up of 6,757 Survivor and witness statements that total 44,805 individual files or 2,629 hours of audiovisual content.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC; French: Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada) was a truth and reconciliation commission active in Canada from 2008 to 2015, organized by the parties of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.

The work of the TRC has now been transferred to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

"[59], Unlike the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, the Canadian commission was not a federal or state-led initiative. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC; French: Commission de vérité et réconciliation du Canada) was a truth and reconciliation commission active in Canada from 2008 to 2015, organized by the parties of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.