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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

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215 bandanas are tied to a footbridge in Fairbanks, Alaska to remember children found buried at a residential school in Canada. (Photo-Dan Bross)

Fairbanks, Alaska community event fosters awareness and healing

Ontario government plan to identify unmarked school burial sites

Monday, June 14, 2021

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The city of Victoria, British Columbia has cancelled Canada Day celebrations in light of the discovery of remains of 215 children on the grounds of a B.C. residential school.

At least one Canadian city has canceled Canada Day celebrations following the discovery of the remains of 215 native children at a former residential school

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the US needs to address its own troubled history of Native American boarding schools

Friday, June 11, 2021

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An investigation finds faults with jails run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Photo by nizz7 via Flickr)

Nineteen people have died at jails overseen by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs since 2016

A group of Native American contractors is calling for an end to protests over the Line 3 pipeline

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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A tribal COVID-19 checkpoint on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation at the start of the pandemic in March 2020 (Photo: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe).

A new report finds the true number of Indigenous deaths from COVID-19 may never be known

There’s growing pressure in Canada for the Catholic Church to take responsibility for abuses and deaths in former residential schools

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

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First Nations groups call for the cancellation of Canada Day after the recent discover of the remains of children at a former residential school. (Image-Idle No More)

Tribal officials fight fireworks proposal challenging sovereignty

Calls to cancel Canada Day after discovery of remains of children

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