Statements and News Releases

Truth and Reconciliation Week 2024
TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 — Truth and Reconciliation Week 2024 begins today. It is a time to …
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“Remembering the Children: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation” September 30 on Parliament Hill
TREATY 1 TERRITORY, WINNIPEG, Man., Sept. 17, 2024 — APTN, CBC/Radio-Canada, and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) …
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Updated: Federal Government funding cap for residential school searches
Critical Questions Remain around Federal Commitment to Residential School Search Processes The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) welcomes …
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Federal Government imposes arbitrary cap on funding for residential school searches
Federal government breaks commitment to families and communities by imposing arbitrary cap on funding for residential school searches The National …
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A Message from Stephanie Scott, Executive Director for the NCTR
June is an important month for Indigenous Peoples as we celebrate both National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples …
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Youth share their dreams of a reconciled Canada
Treaty 1 Territory, Winnipeg, MB, May 31, 2024 – Imagine a Canada. That was the challenge youth from across Canada …
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SSHRC and the NCTR announce the results of the Reconciliation Network in Response to Call to Action 65 (RN CTA-65) funding opportunity
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) have announced an investment of …
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Statement from the Survivors Circle
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation is our home. It’s where our voices and oral histories are kept safe …
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The Winnipeg Foundation makes $5-million gift to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
Treaty One Territory, original lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Ojibwe-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, the homeland of the Red River …
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Truths from the Survivors Circle
“I encourage women worldwide to recognize the inherent power they hold as matriarchs…. On this day, assume your rightful place …
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“Ka-kĂ-kiskĂ©yihtĂ©tan Ăłma, namoya kinwĂ©s maka aciyowĂ©s pohko Ăłma Ăłta ka-hayayak wasĂ©tam askihk, Ă©kwa ka-kakwĂ©y miskĂ©tan kiskĂ©yihtamowin, iyinĂsiwin, kistĂ©yitowin, mina nánisitotatowin kakiya ayisiniwak, Ă©kosi Ăłma kakiya ka-wahkotowak.”
Cree Proverb