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A historic settlement agreement promised closure for residential school survivors. But no one thought it would open the floodgates to thousands of new abuse claims.

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93.049P/792N, Teacher and class, Morley Indian Res School, circa 1930; United Church of Canada Archives.

Reconciling to a Hard Truth

by Richard Wright April 2012

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