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 | | Trek Battles 2 Credits Movie 03:06In this Movie you can see each and every single person that has been involved in TB2. Tags: trek battles ii credits movie james darren vic fontaine yopyop new gen mod team Category: Video Games Views: 204 Comments: 0 Added: Dec 23, 07 By: yopyop  | |  |  | | PM Stephen Harper Indian Residential SchoolApology 07:06Formal Apology to Residential School Wednesday, June 11, 2008 Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a historic apology for more than a century of abuse and cultural loss involving Indian residential schools. more... The Prime Minister acknowledged the government's role in removing and isolating children from their homes, families and culture.
Speaking in the House of Commons Harper acknowledged, "The treatment of children in Indian residential schools is a sad chapter of our history," "Some sought, as was infamously said, to kill the Indian in the child."
Harper continued, "This policy was wrong, caused great harm and has no place in our country,"
Residential school survivors from across Canada -- many wearing traditional clothing -- filled the House of Commons, which postponed other business for the day, to hear the Government of Canada's official apology, which began at 3 o'clock.
Close to 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and M?tis children were removed from their communities throughout most of the last century and forced to attend residential schools. less Tags: canada stephen harper indian residential schools aboriginal history phil fontaine Category: Video Comments Views: 54 Comments: 6 Added: Jun 20, 08 By: d1rect24 | |  |  | | Response from the Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations 06:53Phil Fontaine, Grand Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Residential School survivor, and victim of abuse, gives his emotional and moving response on behalf of the First Nations to Prime Minister more...Harper's apology for its role in the Indian Residential Schools.
It makes me more proud than I can articulate to have participated in the process of enabling the resolution of cases for former students, as well as working towards healing and a brighter future for the Aboriginal community in Canada. less Tags: apology indian residential schools canada response first nations phil fontaine Category: News Views: 40 Comments: 1 Added: Jun 13, 08 By: Mudhooks  | |  |
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