Global National: Sept. 30, 2023 | Canada marks 3rd annual Truth and Reconciliation day

On this Saturday night Truth and Reconciliation Canadians reflect on the shameful Legacy of residential schools I would encourage us to double our efforts in advancing reconciliation plus the efforts to confront residential school denialists students attacking teachers there’s been a couple of cases of weapons being brought into schools the

Trend is is is definitely growing the new warning about a terrifying Trend American funding for Ukraine why ke finds itself at the center of a fight on Capitol Hill as us lawmakers race to avoid a government shutdown plus stealing the show the New Vegas venue that moves in mysterious Ways global national with forign Asa reporting tonight Je simple a sea of orange across Canada today as thousands gathered from coast to coast to coast to Mark the national day for Truth and Reconciliation raising awareness about the Legacy and lasting impact of Canada’s residential school system which caused generations of pain

And suffering for indigenous people today those communities are reflecting on the past while demanding a better future good evening and thank you for joining us the third annual national day for Truth and Reconciliation was Mark marked with marches songs and powwows across Canada one of the largest events

Was held in Ottawa where indigenous Heritage and resilience took center stage on Parliament Hill our David Baxter was there and begins our coverage tonight for decades these schools tried to carry out their mission to kill the Indian within the child we are here today because they failed a sea of

Orange shirts covers Parliament Hill as Canadians are called to reflect on a troubling part of our history the residential school system it’s something Lori McDonald is all too familiar with the abuse you suffered in there especially sexual abuse you think um it’s your fault and that’s what you’re

Led to believe so you don’t go home McDonald says it took him 60 years to truly return home to the Enoch creation now seeing all the orange shirts he knows he isn’t walking the healing Road alone I may be on this journey of healing and that healing will stop when

The Creator decides to take me home but in the meantime I’m not walking alone on this journey anymore now indigenous musicians some of the culture residential schools tried to Stamp Out play outside the Parliament building where those policies were drafted a proud people who could not be destroyed Canada’s residential school

History was long suppressed so events like this are a valuable tool for descendants of those survivors to connect with their past we’re still um reconnecting and and trying to find out more about that history but really to honor our ancestors and be proud of of being an indigenous

Person still thousands who went to residential schools never got to have their own families this cloth Bears the name of over 4,000 children who never came home more children will be found and their names will be added that’s why you see a lot of faes

A lot of parents a lot of children a lot of Youth in the state that they’re in today is because a direct result of the parents losing the children the creation of this day is part of the 94 calls to action from The Truth and Reconciliation Commission but

More still needs to be done to heal communities David Baxter Global News Ottawa the Prime Minister marked the national day for Truth and Reconciliation at an event in Saskatchewan Justin Trudeau joined indigenous leaders and community members in a March through the town of larange in a speech he

Referred to Canada as Turtle Island the name used by some indigenous peoples and he criticized those who are trying to downplay the lasting impacts of residential schools and there are many who uh would like us to Simply brush over the past and pretend it didn’t happen because they feel that talking about

Truth and Reconciliation marking this day somehow diminishes us reconciliation is the action and the responsibility of every single person who lives today on Turtle Island as the country remembers that dark chapter of History the search for answers continues an estimated 150,000 children were placed in schools designed to erase their culture now so

Far the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has documented the deaths of more than 4,000 indigenous children in residential schools across Canada but it estimates that 6,000 or more may have died many First Nations are now trying to locate their lost children not every search has found remains and as Melissa Ren explains that’s fueling

Misinformation it’s a grim but necessary task we want to share with the world that we can confirm that 67 students passed away 40 unmarked children Graves shallow Graves only large enough for the young bodies to lay in the fetal position the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission final report warned Canada of thousands

Of unmarked Graves at former residential schools across the country the search to find and identify those children now underway regardless of the number of children who died at residential school kids shouldn’t die at school there is no one in Canada that sends their kid to school today knowing that there’s a

Chance of them not coming home Brenda gun is a mate lawyer and research director at the national Center For Truth and Reconciliation she says it will be a yearslong process and not every search will find remains this summer minig gazia Nish shab first nation in Manitoba hired a forensic team

To excavate 14 anomalies detected by ground penetrating radar inside a church basement there’s always been stories told from from elders and those who have passed on about what happened here no human remains were found this excavation is but a small piece of a much larger truth the results in Pine Creek are not

A means to deny the truths of those who survived the residential school experience and those who did not while it was a relief to many in the community it fueled residential school denialists an interum report by Canada’s special interlocutor whose mandate is to help communities as they navigate the search

For Graves highlighted this problem Kimberly Murray wrote of denialists entering the cam loops residential school grave site in the middle of the night carrying shovels they said they wanted to see for themselves if children were buried there the first nation has had to hire Around the Clock security to

Protect the site while the community decides what to do with the children buried there it’s really unfortunate that people use this moment and time where we’re still trying to gather exact details to try to undermine the experiences of survivors at residential school gun says after the years of work

To identify and to rule out Graves communities will need to decide whether to leave them resting or to relocate them Melissa Rin Global News Winnipeg there is support for survivors a 24-hour crisis line for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of their residential school experience you can call toll-free and

Speak in confidence at 1 1800 721 0066 a new poll shows most Canadians believe more should be done to recognize the legacy of residential schools that data from ipsus shows about 70% of Canadians believe governments and individuals should do more but only about 55% of Canadians believe there will be meaningful reconciliation in

Their lifetime to help with that healing in 2015 The Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommended 94 calls to action and some of those steps focused specifically on healthc care Katherine Ward spoke to doctors to hear their perspective on what progress is being made as an indigenous woman I’m very

Aware that every day that I’m in medical school I’m working in a system that was not made for me Kelsey Allen feels Family Medicine could be her calling the second-year medical student hopes to eventually serve her community Halu First Nation back home in newfinland it’s very important to me that as an indigenous

Doctor getting my medical education that I do not come out on the other side of a medical conveyor belt as another Western Doctor Who is indigenous I want to be an indigenous doctor who practices holistic medicine and who acknowledges that someone is more than just their symptoms

Or their disease Dr Michael Dumont has navigated that tension throughout his career I know feel that I practice in my in my work is is more of a two-e seeeing approach um in the care that I provide as a doctor there might be much more of a um a culturally infused sort of

Interaction you know the elders and the traditional healers might be in the visit with us we might be doing that in our healing room rather than a in a medical sort of office like the one I’m in right now Dr Alica LaFontaine is a past president of the Canadian Medical

Association he says representation is improving I’m seeing more and more folks going Specialties that are needed within IND commities across the country but barriers still exist especially for students just starting their careers many students face is that they’re forced to be not only in the learner

Role but in the educator role for their peers um you know when we’re in circumstances where you know we’re being taught um indigenous Health content in our curriculum um oftentimes that entails some really uncomfortable questions Kelsey says she prioritizes finding peace amidst the intensity of the program while remaining committed to being part

Of a change she hopes will last for Generations I think about hopefully in three generations time we’ll have so much more capacity and we’ll have created a safe space that welcomes as many indigenous people as want to be doctors Katherine Ward Global News Toronto every child a little later on the program

We’ll take a look at how indigenous youth are commemorating truth at reconciliation day and their efforts to educate the Next Generation turning now to a global news investigation looking into reports of violence in Canadian schools multiple teachers unions say reports of student violence against teachers are on the rise and without

Proper supports they’re worried that problem will only get worse Naomi barale reports death threats head injuries and even poisoning that is just some of the violence being reported by Canadian teachers in recent months it’s really shocking multiple unions across the country say the trend of student violence against teachers has been

Growing for the past 5 years but reach new levels since students returned to in-person classes a year ago there’s been a couple of cases of weapons being brought into schools um the trend is is definitely growing Bott says in the first two weeks of the school year there were already multiple reports of

Teachers being stabbed with pencils it’s it’s a lot of incidents and it’s it’s uh very concerning several regions across the country are also experiencing a shortage of teachers the president of the Ontario Secondary School teachers Federation says as violent incidents become more frequent more teachers are leaving their

Positions alog together we don’t have a teacher shortage we have a shortage of good working conditions and that comes back down to the safety in the schools unions in four provinces Saskatchewan Alberta Ontario and Nova Scotia tell Global News funding is playing a big role and why this kind of behavior is

Worsening in Saskatchewan funding per student has been declining for decades while student enrollment keeps climbing Bott says that without early support it’s tough to prevent violent acts in the future although we’re talking about violence that is uh um happening from a student to a teacher uh we really don’t

Feel that it is the student’s fault because in many of these cases um they just haven’t been provided the supports necessary uh to to know how to to express their emotions and express their frustration in in an appropriate way teacher Union reps fear the number of incidents occurring is likely higher

Than reported they said part of the reason is that teachers assume reporting won’t lead to action or in some cases be asked to show how they could have prevented the violence Global News reached out to all 13 provincial and territorial education Ministries asking for data on incident reports filed by

Teachers experiencing violence only one shared their data for the past year Naomi bargel Global News down to the wire coming up with hours to go until a US Government shutdown the house passes a spending bill without funding for Ukraine all eyes are on the US Senate tonight after the House of

Representatives voted in favor of passing a stop Gap funding bill a key step to avoiding a government shutdown on this vote the yay are 335 the Nays are 9 91 2/3 being in the affirmative the rules are suspended the bill is passed and with that objection

The motion to reconsider is laid on the table the 45-day short-term spending resolution includes natural disaster relief but no additional funding for Ukraine a White House priority that’s opposed by a number of Republican lawmakers with just hours to go before a midnight deadline to fund the government

The bill still needs to pass the Senate if it does not pass in time and the government shuts down those in the military will be forced to work without pay and federal Works will face furlows impacting programs and services that thousands of Americans rely

On well Las Vegas is known to put on a good show but the city is taking that spectacle to a whole new level with the inaugural concert at the Sphere you too kicked off their 25 show residency at the high-tech globe-shaped venue inside inside the sphere an LED screen wraps Halfway Around the audience immersing the crowd that sphere cost over $2 billion to build the venue’s exterior is also covered with LEDs still ahead the view from the front

Lines of the Wildfire fight in BC this year’s historic Wildfire season has been exhausting and punishing for firefighters across Canada that fight is the focus of our Global News current affairs program the new reality which is back with a new season and a new host Carol and Jarvis has a preview of the

Premier episode with a rare look at the front lines of the firefight our crew spent three days with BC Wildfire service this summer as they persevered through a difficult season with so many unknowns Adam Buchanan a member of the BC Wildfire service and a former fire investigator took

Correspondent neug Gara to a Barren landscape littered with charred trees dried soil and seared holes he explained that even though you can’t see it fires can still burn under ground to me this looks like an animal bur it’s not that what are these holes when the fire moved

Through here it consumed the stump and also burnt all the roots and so the fire will not just consume everything on top like we can see but it also moves its way and finds whatever vegetation is available to burn underneath and so when we’re putting this out it takes a lot

Longer because we can’t just spray water on the top we have to come and check these and and this could still be burning 10 12 15 ft down any one of these routes that we’re looking at wow so we were deemed safe to come to this

Area how did we know that there wouldn’t be a hot spot the only way to know for sure is to get in there with our hands feel it see if it’s hot and if it is then spend some time to make sure we put it out in our program we also learn

About how the acceleration of climate change is amplifying the length and severity of fire Seasons experts are calling for fire mitigation techniques such as prescribed burning to be significantly increased to hear more about those strategies and the fire fight watch the season premiere of the new reality tonight at 7 on global

Carolyn Jarvis Global News up next indigenous children reflect on a dark past and look to a brighter future Work is now underway in British Columbia to re-erect a memorial totem pole that was taken without the first nation’s consent nearly a century ago the 11 meter pole was returned from the national museum of Scotland yesterday it’s expected to take several days to re-erect that Community is hoping to use

The totem pole as an educational tool for generations to come AR Neu Gara spent time with some of Nisa nation’s youth on this Truth and Reconciliation day as the community looks forward to what they hope is a brighter [Applause] future it can’t be emphasized enough every every the message behind a movement with

So much meaning for these students and teachers of Nisa Elementary Secondary School resonate deeply forette McMillan it lifts me up it lifts my heart up because I’m a Indian day school survivor the Nisa language teacher says seeing these children walk with such honor pride and joy helps deliver a message to

Her inner child don’t give up There’s Hope in the future I have attended this school myself from kindergarten to grade 12 and I went to grade one in this exact same classroom where I’m teaching grade one for Lena Griffin on this National Truth and Reconciliation day she’s

Thinking of her relatives who went to residential school and her mother she was in a TB Hospital which unfortunately was the same the same abuse Griffin believes creating a safe space for children today doesn’t mean shielding them from honest conversations about the historic and present day effects of the

Institutions of assimilation they know that healing needs to happen and when we include them in those conversations that’s when it starts to happen my and something kind of like yeah your Oley and your gig they both went and what happened to that orange shirt J do you remember it been

Taken away and never given back it was taken away and never given back why why that’s a very good question why they’re exploring the big question of why Phyllis webad founder of orange shirt day had hers taken away every child M sit up tall and proud and when we

Breathe in we’re going to Say I am a good person I am a good as these children are constantly reminded of their value I love you very much Nea Global News Nisa nation that future is looking bright that is global national for this Saturday night I’m Jeff simple thanks for watching we leave you tonight with

More from Canada’s national ceremony on this day of Truth and Reconciliation which included a banner with the names of thousands of kids who never made it home from residential schools

The third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was marked with marches, songs and pow-wows across Canada. One of the largest events was held in Ottawa where Indigenous heritage and resilience took centre stage on Parliament Hill. Global’s David Baxter was there.

Many First Nations are trying to locate their children who did not return from residential schools. Not every search of school grounds found lost remains. And as Melissa Ridgen explains, that’s fuelling misinformation.

Indigenous student Kelsey Allen feels family medicine could be her calling. The second-year medical student hopes to serve her First Nations community back home in Newfoundland. Global’s Katherine Ward reports.

Turning to a Global News investigation looking into violence in Canadian schools, multiple teacher unions say reports of student violence against teachers are on the rise, and without proper support, they’re worried the problem will only get worse. Naomi Barghiel reports.

The wildfire season in Canada has been devastating and the largest in modern history. With climate change, wildfire seasons will only get worse. Experts say to reduce the damage in the future, we need to change the way we manage fires before they even start. Neetu Garcha reports for The New Reality.

The Nisga’a First Nations community is hoping to use a totem pole to teach future generations. Neetu Garcha spent time with some of Nisga’a nation’s youth on this Truth and Reconciliation day as the community looks forward to what they hope is a brighter future.

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