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AS THE NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION on September 30 approaches, readers may remind themselves of the TRC’s Calls to Action and the unfinished work of its Missing Children and Unmarked Burials Project.

CANADIAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS SPEAK AND ACT in support of Indigenous communities and families continuing the work of finding and honouring missing children of residential schools, emphasizing the need for Indigenous-led work guided by Indigenous cultural protocols.

THE INDEPENDENT SPECIAL INTERLOCUTOR will work with Survivors and Indigenous communities and families to make recommendations for respectful and culturally appropriate treatment of unmarked graves and burial sites of children at former Indian Residential Schools and associated institutions. The Honourable Chief Justice Marchand of the BCCA created a footnote reference to its 2023 interim report when he devoted six paragraphs of the 2024 reasons for judgment to a description of residential school denialism.

THE NEW EDITION OF THE BC ELDERS’ GUIDE is out, making sure that Elders, their families, and their caregivers have access to information about the programs, services, and resources they need.