National Chief Phil Fontaine of the Assembly of First Nations discusses an apology for residential school survivors, the National Day of Action to be held on May 29, 2008, and the possibility of protests around the 2010 Olympics. (CBC News: Politics with Don Newman, April 17, 2008.)
See more about residential schools at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/aboriginals/residentialschools.html
and
http://archives.cbc.ca/society/native_issues/topics/692/ (CBC digital archive, audio & video clips)
i got to meet him yesterday and adam beech
avery506 2 years ago
It needs to be acknowledged, that abuse and misconduct has happened and is still happening for healing to take place.
Let the aboriginal nation be a proud nation
It is time.
marloef11 2 years ago
It acknowledges that the government acted wrongly. This is as important as any personal apology; I cannot trust someone who has wronged me and does not acknowledge that what she did was wrong. In addition, an apology not only shows good faith of the government towards First Nations, but it does two other things: 1) it allows the whole of Canada to recognise its faults, 2) it ensures (presumably) that Canada will never act so wrongly against anyone, Indian or otherwise. That's why it matters.
sovietjoybuzzer 3 years ago
garycalgary to make this relevant to you would take too long. your question is rhetorical. get informed for your own sake and for the future of this country.
rezpektOM 3 years ago
why does an apology even matter? we know it happened how does an apology help?
garycalgary 3 years ago
Abluse Abuse....that laughter makes me heal. I can laugh and move on. The...abluse is now healed.
SparkleBelly 3 years ago
yeah I heard that too...lol with no correction?
jaclipz 3 years ago
Abluse????
Taylormichelin 3 years ago