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	Trc Announces Plans for Northern Hearings in 19 Communities Leading up to Inuvik National Event June 28 - July 1, 2011 Digital Journal January 12, 2011 http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/199067 YELLOWKNIFE, Jan. 12 /CNW/ - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) today announced it will hold northern hearings scheduled in 19 communities throughout the regions of Nunavik, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and the Yukon. The northern hearings begin on March 15 in Inukjuak, Quebec and end in Watson Lake, Yukon on May 27, 2011. (See full schedule below.) "The northern hearings are an opportunity for Residential School survivors, who might not otherwise be able to come to us, to speak up, be heard and inform the Commission and Canadians of the unique experiences of children who attended Residential Schools in Canada's North," said TRC Chair Justice Murray Sinclair. The TRC intends to inform the public about the Commission's work and statement gathering process, and provide survivors with time to reflect and share their experiences in lead up to the TRC's second National Event to be held in Inuvik, NWT on June 28 - July 1, 2011. "The north is home to several diverse groups of people, mixes of cultures living together in this region with their own practices and history," stated Marie Wilson, TRC Commissioner. "It is important that we come away with a better understanding of the lingering impacts of Residential Schools in northern communities in order to lay the groundwork that will move us beyond the truth telling of experiences to revealing gestures of reconciliation." In addition to the northern hearings and Inuvik National Event, there will be ongoing opportunities for survivors and communities to participate as the TRC process unfolds during the next four years. "The communities selected to participate in the northern hearings were compiled with careful consideration of the need for regional and cultural representation as well as a focus on areas with high concentrations of survivors," added Commissioner Wilson. "However, some smaller communities of historic significance in relation to the Residential Schools experience in the north are also reflected in the hopes of providing a greater understanding." Details of the northern hearings were unveiled by the Commissioners while attending the TRC Yellowknife office opening at 5114 49th Street. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established as a result of the 2007 Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. Its mandate is to inform all Canadians about what happened in the 150 year history of the Residential Schools, and guide and inspire a process of reconciliation and renewed relationships based on mutual understanding and respect. Additional information about the TRC is available at www.trc.ca or by calling 1 (888) TRC-5554. NORTHERN HEARINGS SCHEDULE 1 Inukjuak, Nunavik, Quebec March 15 - full day and evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 2 Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, Quebec March 17 - full day and evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 3 Rankin Inlet, Nunavut March 22 - full day and evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 4 Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut March 23 -evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering, March 24 - morning site tour 5 Igloolik, Nunavut March 25 - full day and evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 6 Iqaluit, Nunavut March 28 - full day and evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 7 Cambridge Bay, Nunavut April 12 - full day of truth sharing and private statement gathering 8 Kugluktuk, Nunavut April 13 - evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 9 Yellowknife, NWT April 14 - afternoon and evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 10 Behchoko, NWT April 15 - afternoon and evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 11 Fort Providence, NWT April 26 - full day and evening of truth sharing, April 27 - morning community presentation 12 Fort Resolution, NWT, April 28 - full day and evening of truth sharing 13 Fort Smith, NWT, April 29 - evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 14 Tulita, NWT, May 10 - full day and evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 15 Aklavik, NWT, May 12 - afternoon and evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 16 Whitehorse, Yukon May 23 - full day and evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 17 Dawson City, Yukon May 24 - evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering, May 25 - morning of private statement gathering, community tour and presentation 18 Carcross, Yukon May 26 - full day and evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering 19 Watson Lake, Yukon May 27- evening of truth sharing and private statement gathering
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