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National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Archival repository for all of the material collected by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

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Dec 7, 2025
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Which Canadian residential schools have had recent discoveries of human remains and what were the findings?

Investigations and community-led surveys at multiple former residential schools in Canada have reported ground-penetrating radar (GPR) anomalies and burial features; notable findings include the Tk’em...

Jan 30, 2026
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Which residential school sites have confirmed identifications of remains and what steps are being taken for repatriation and memorialization?

Multiple investigations since 2021 have located large numbers of potential at former residential school sites, but few sites have produced scientifically confirmed, individually identified human remai...

Dec 7, 2025
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What impact did the 2021 unmarked graves revelations have on Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls to action?

The 2021 announcements of suspected unmarked graves at former residential school sites — most prominently the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc report of 215 potential graves — forced a rapid national reckoning ...

Dec 4, 2025

What international cases parallel Canada's discoveries at former residential school sites and what lessons do they offer?

Several international parallels exist to Canada’s discoveries of unmarked graves at former residential school sites: Australia and New Zealand’s investigations of former Native/Aboriginal boarding ins...