Take the Pledge
Individuals, families, communities, and organizations can take the pledge and create their own ways to act. This is a call to action, not a prescribed path to achieve the change.
#215Pledge is a growing coalition to call for #reconciliACTION.
The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) will be hosting a form for individuals and organizations to join the #215pledge movement. A growing coalition, supported by DWF will be a nexus for bringing us together.
Join us in calling for these actions so no child who died while in the care of a residential school is lost and that the experiences of all those affected by residential schools are honoured.
Sign the pledge and join us in calling for leaders and decision-makers to take action.
#reconciliACTION #DoSomething #SafeSpaces #215Pledge
Centering Spirit in Post-Secondary Education
This past Spring, Blue Quills University announced they were creating a new Indigenous Master of Education program. This program was designed to be grounded in Indigenous knowledge and teachings and would be taught in the same classrooms that residential school Survivors were taught to feel shame for their culture and traditions. As of September 2023, […]
Blue Quills Residential School Ground Search: An interview with Dr. Sherri Chisan
This past April, the results of the phase 1 search at Blue Quills were shared in ceremony with the community. The search was led by Dr. Kisha Supernant from the Institute of Prairie and Indigenous Archaeology. Her team’s summary of the phase 1 search is publicly available on Blue Quills website. When the search at […]
“But they had good intentions”: Indian Residential Schools Denialism
“Denialism is violence. Denialism is calculated. Denialism is harmful. Denialism is hate,” says Kimberly Murray, the Independent Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites Associated with Indian Residential Schools. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report in 2015 stated that reconciliation cannot be achieved without truth. The Commission identified a significant […]
Blue Quills Residential School Ground Search for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves
Joel Cardinal is a Néhiyaw from Saddle Lake Cree Nation and the Manager of ReconciliACTIONs at the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund. Last summer, Blue Quills University announced they would be conducting a ground search for unmarked burial sites of children who attended Blue Quills Indian Residential School (IRS). It was first a boarding […]