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A sepia-toned black and white photo shows a residential school beside a chapel, with a dock leading into the water.

A survivor called this residential school ‘the worst place on Earth.’ Here’s what Mark Carney’s father wrote about it

Robert Carney appears several times in new IJF database, including reports on 2 northern schools

Parents and visitors rang the alarm about Elkhorn residential school for decades. Officials downplayed their concerns

Documents confirm students were underfed, dressed in filthy, ragged clothing and subjected to unhygienic conditions

A black and white photo shows about two dozen Indigenous children posing together inside a room in a residential school. Some of their faces are blurred because of movement.

Access denied: The fight to get inside a database of historic residential school records

‘The federal government is offloading work that it has already done and paid for,’ says researcher

Clarence Pennier wears a blue coat with a dark-coloured lining underneath. He has short grey hair and glasses, and squints in the bright sun.

Death claimed the children: How historic documents could aid search for those lost to residential schools

School narratives in new IJF database among countless documents that may provide important information

Joe Norris looks directly into the camera. He is an Indigenous man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a black jacket.

A step closer to the truth: IJF database exposes new details about Canada’s residential schools

Thousands of pages detailing abuse and poor conditions are now public and searchable

A hand holds a black marker over a document with numerous blacked-out lines of text.

Carrie George’s death is no secret. So why did Canada obscure it from residential school records?

Inconsistent redactions in documents released by government complicate search for the truth

An illustration of a road with an archway that has a sign spelling out Wonder Valley.

First Nation says it wasn’t consulted on Wonder Valley AI data centre proposed for thousands of hectares of land

‘We feel completely disrespected,’ says the chief of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation

A winter road is shown with blue skies above.

First Nation calls for all-season road amid rising winter temperatures

Data shows that the duration of ice roads across the country is on the decline

The sign for the Edmonton Institution for Women is shown on a snowy day in front of the prison.

Indigenous population of incarcerated women still rising despite calls to action

At least 72.3 per cent of Edmonton Institution for Women’s population identifies as Indigenous, the IJF has found.

Métis nations lobbying for self-government law following First Nations opposition

And eight other insights from the IJF’s lobbying newsletter

Gambling suppliers lobbying bill that gives First Nations ‘exclusive authority’ over reserve gaming

And eight other insights from the IJF’s weekly lobbying newsletter