CANADA
Canadian Lawyer
Written by Myron Love
Monday, 07 September 2015
Aimée Craft, an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba’s law school, has been appointed director of research for the newly opened National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.
The establishment of the new centre, Craft explains, flows from the settlement agreement arrived at from the residential school class actions. The University of Manitoba was one of several universities that applied to to establish such a centre.
“Our university was chosen for the centre, the only one of its kind in Canada flowing from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission settlement agreement,” she says. ‘We will be collaborating with other universities and partners across the country.
“Our work here will be centered around policy changes resulting from the TRC, research into the legacy impact on residential school survivors and their families, and larger societal relations in terms of reconciliation.
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