Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is prompting calls for citizens to learn and reflect on the residential school system, which operated for over 160 years. Advocates are encouraging people to read the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action and to listen to Survivors' testimonies as part of the day of remembrance and education.

Sweden's Truth Commission for the Sami People has issued a call for immediate action on Indigenous rights, urging concrete measures to address historical and ongoing injustices against the Sami. The appeal puts pressure on Swedish authorities to respond to the commission's findings on land use, reindeer herding and reconciliation with the Indigenous population.

Sweden's truth commission examining abuses against the indigenous Sami people has begun work on measures of redress for historical wrongs, including forced assimilation and state discrimination. The commission's findings and its pursuit of reconciliation are drawing attention across the Nordic region, where similar processes have taken place in Norway, Finland and Sweden.