CanadaThe case for keeping ’Langevin Block’Peter Shawn Taylor on the danger of judging historical figures, from Langevin to Cornwallis, on individual acts
CanadaHow Chanie Wenjack chose Joseph BoydenArtists of all stripes are creating new works to honour the little boy who ran away from residential school 50 years ago this month. Here’s why.
CanadaThe Runaways Project: Help us tell these stories’Chanie haunts me,’ Gord Downie says. ’His story is Canada’s story.’ There are other stories, of course, which Maclean’s wants to tell
NewsThe other residential school runawaysTwo boys escaping a residential school followed tragically in the footsteps of Chanie Wenjack. Their story was forgotten. Until now.
BooksJoseph Boyden imagines Chanie Wenjack’s final, terrible hoursA spellbinding account of Chanie Wenjack, the Anishinaabe boy who died escaping a residential school
BooksCelebrated Metis poet delivers poignant view of residential school lifeJoan Crate’s novel Black Apple takes readers inside a 1940s Prairies school
CanadaFirst came truth. Now comes the hard part.Award-winning author Joseph Boyden writes about truth, reconciliation, and a callous, uncaring government response
PoliticsFor the record: Romeo Saganash on residential schoolsNDP MP Romeo Saganash, a survivor of residential schools, addresses the House of Commons on reconciliation
ArtsHer name is Arnaktauyok: A Q&A with a leading Inuit artistAcclaimed Inuit artist Germaine Arnaktauyok talks about her life, including her own experience in residential schools, and a new book on her art and times
CanadaThe residential schools settlement’s biggest winner: A profile of Tony MerchantJonathon Gatehouse’s 2006 profile of a controversial lawyer who is making headlines again