Pictured: Adam Wedlake (Basketball Manitoba) with members of the Anishinabe and their coordinator, Jackie Anderson and Justin Holness of the TRC.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has a mandate to
learn the truth about what happened in the residential schools and to
inform all Canadians about what happened in the schools. The Commission
will document the truth of what happened by relying on records held by
those who operated and funded the schools, testimony from officials of
the institutions that operated the schools, and experiences reported by
survivors, their families, communities and anyone personally affected by
the residential school experience and its subsequent impacts.
The Commission hopes to guide and inspire First Nations, Inuit, and
Métis peoples and Canadians in a process of truth and healing leading
toward reconciliation and renewed relationships based on mutual
understanding and respect.
The Commission views reconciliation as an ongoing individual and
collective process that will require participation from all those
affected by the residential school experience. This includes First
Nations, Inuit, and Métis former students, their families, communities,
religious groups, former Indian Residential School employees,
government, and the people of Canada.
For more information, please visit http://www.trc.ca.