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News Release Wednesday, September 5, 2012
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Thunder Bay, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) is pleased to present Walking Together: Sharing Our Journey a commemoration event honouring Residential School survivors September 4-9, 2012, at the Travelodge Airlane in Thunder Bay.
Residential schools for Aboriginal people in Canada date back to the 1870s. Over 130 residential schools were located across the country, and the last school closed in 1996. These government funded, church-run schools were set up to eliminate parental involvement in the intellectual, cultural, and spiritual development of Aboriginal children. read more
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