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Protesters march to Parliament Hill in Ottawa in response to the discovery of unmarked Indigenous graves at residential schools on July 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation: Universities and schools must acknowledge how colonial education has reproduced anti‑Indigenous racism

Lisa Howell, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Kiera Brant-Birioukov, York University, Canada, and Nicholas Ng-A-Fook, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa

It is important for people who are part of educational institutions to honour the year-round significance of the new National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30.
Rocks painted with the message “every child matters,” commemorate Orange Shirt Day, Sept. 30, about creating meaningful discussion about the effects of Residential Schools and their legacy. (Province of British Columbia/Flickr)

Racism contributes to poor attendance of Indigenous students in Alberta schools: New study

Teresa Anne Fowler, Concordia University of Edmonton

A study in one Alberta school board found racism contributes to poor attendance of on-reserve Indigenous students in public schools, despite educators not recognizing this as a barrier.

Related Topics

  1. decolonizing education
  2. Indian Residential School System
  3. Indigenous
  4. Residential schools
  5. Student absenteeism
  6. TRC Calls to Action
  7. Truth and Reconciliation Commission
  8. Truth and Reconciliation in Canada

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