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Indian Residential School records are not simply “data.” They hold memory, evidence, and the history of a system that removed children from loving families and communities. Many
In honour of International Women’s Day 2026, the Survivors’ Secretariat is proud to highlight the leadership, knowledge, and lived experience of Indigenous women whose work continues to shape
This May 25-29, 2026, the Daphne art Centre in Montreal, will host the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal (PPT) to examine the deaths, disappearances, and unmarked graves of Indigenous
Based in Châteauguay, Quebec, Kaiatanoron Dumoulin-Bush is a Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) artist whose multidisciplinary practice includes illustration, painting, sculpture, and installation. She holds a BFA in
From October 7–9, 2025, the Survivors’ Secretariat hosted the “Knowledge is Sacred, Truth is Healing” Gathering on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation in
Long before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) or any formal inquiry, Indian Residential School (IRS) Survivors carried the truth Canada long resisted: that the
The Survivors’ Secretariat has anchored its ground search work in a space of self-determination and intergenerational healing. As we work to bring the children home,
In May 2021, the announcement of ‘215 unmarked graves’ at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School prompted a national response and a wave of action
The Survivors’ Secretariat, established by Survivors of the Mohawk Institute Indian Residential School in 2021, advocates for the release of essential records related to the
Survivors’ Secretariat would like to take a moment to look back and reflect on the past year; a year filled with powerful moments, meaningful partnerships,
