Canada: Open Letter - First Nation Youth Are Entitled To More Than Just Fine Words

Canada: Open Letter - First Nation Youth Are Entitled To More Than Just Fine Words   WENDAKE, QC, July 29, 2011 The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister of Canada   Dear Mr. Prime Minister,   On June 11, 2008, when you apologized to the former students of the residential school system in Canada, you, Mr. Prime Minister, stated: "The Government of Canada sincerely apologizes and asks the forgiveness of the Aboriginal peoples of this country for failing them so profoundly."   Without...

For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.