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A step closer to the truth: IJF database exposes new details about Canada’s residential schools

Thousands of pages detailing abuse and poor conditions are now public and searchable

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

1 Apr 2025 • 11 min read

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Joe Norris looks directly into the camera. He is an Indigenous man with grey hair and glasses, wearing a black jacket.
Kuper Island Indian Residential School survivor Joe Norris says his connection to his Halalt culture and the Hul'q'umi'num language helped him heal from the abuse he saw and experienced. (Bethany Lindsay/The Investigative Journalism Foundation)

Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Bethany Lindsay, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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