
Indigenous Peoples grapple with claims downplaying the history of residential schools
OTTAWA – As Indigenous Peoples marked the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this week, they also had to confront a persistent problem: public figures claiming the history of residential schools has been exaggerated or falsified.
It’s a problem community leaders say poses a real challenge to reconciliation efforts across the country.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, mandated out of a legal settlement between the federal government and survivors of residential schools, concluded the goal of the schools was to erase Indigenous cultures.



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