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| Ceremony to Commemorate the Appointment of the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission CNW Group July 15, 2009 http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/July2009/15/c6534.html OTTAWA - A welcoming ceremony will be held tomorrow to commemorate the appointment of the new Commissioners for the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), along with Commissioner Marie Wilson and Commissioner Chief Wilton Littlechild, will be joined by Elders and parties to the Indian Residential Schools Settlement, including Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine, in the ceremony to be held on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 2:00 pm in Gatineau, Quebec. Event: Welcoming Ceremony of the TRC Chair and CommissionersOn June 10, 2009, the Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) welcomed the appointment of the Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair as Chairperson and Marie Wilson and Chief Wilton Littlechild as Commissioners. The TRC's mandate is to inform all Canadians about what happened in Indian Residential Schools (IRS). The Commission will document the truth of survivors, families, communities and anyone personally affected by the IRS experience. The aim of the TRC is to guide and inspire Aboriginal peoples and Canadians in a process of reconciliation and renewed relationships based on mutual understanding and respect. The Assembly of First Nations is the national organization representing First Nations citizens in Canada. |
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