The class action, brought by 325 First Nations, said that residential schools, sanctioned by the government, eroded Indigenous cultures and languages.
Tag Archives: Reparations
California Panel Sizes Up Reparations for Black Citizens
The state is undertaking the nation’s most ambitious effort so far to compensate for the economic legacy of slavery and racism.
In France, Victims’ Fund Struggles to Heal Terrorism’s Traumas
At the trial over the 2016 terrorist attack in Nice, bereaved family members and survivors vent frustration at a cumbersome process to obtain compensation.
Biden Under Pressure From All Corners for Climate Reparations
President Biden arrives in Egypt on Friday for COP27 to celebrate the new U.S. climate law. Other countries want to talk money.
Trying to Prove You’re Not a Racist
Saying you agree with my opinions on race may only dig your hole deeper.
As Harvard Makes Amends for Its Ties to Slavery, Descendants Ask, What Is Owed?
A woman who lived in the shadows of Harvard discovers, at 80, that her enslaved ancestors had links to the university.
The Long Road Ahead for Colonial Reparations
Former colonies have felt increasingly empowered to demand compensation from European powers. But even the successful efforts look like exceptions so far.
Pope Apologizes in Canada for Schools That Abused Indigenous Children
Francis, responding to longtime pleas from Indigenous people, begged forgiveness for schools where children were forced to assimilate, many were sexually or physically abused and some died.
Pope Francis Will Travel to Canada to Apologize to Indigenous Community
Pope Francis will travel to an Indigenous community in Canada to apologize for the church’s role in residential schools that tried to erase Indigenous culture, and where thousands of children died.
What Celebrating Juneteenth Means to Me, as a Black Texan
That June 19 in 1865, the day we now celebrate as a nation, was the day that Black Texans officially received some of the stalest news in American history.
France’s Ransom
The Times reveals how Haiti became the poorest country in the Americas.
Aristide Demanded French Pay Reparations to Haiti. He Ended Up in Exile.
A firebrand Haitian president tried to hold France to account for its years of exploitation. He soon found himself ousted from power.
How Much Haiti’s Freedom Cost: Takeaways From a Times Series
How did the modern world’s most successful slave revolt give birth to a desperately poor nation? Here is a summary of what a team of New York Times correspondents found out.
A Long Way Home for ‘Looted’ Art Is Getting Shorter
Curators at major museums are increasingly grappling with a thorny topic: restitution.
Harvard Creates Fund to Redress Its Ties to Slavery
The university is committing $100 million, joining other universities that are grappling with their complicity in the institution of slavery.
Pope Meets Canadian Groups Seeking Apology for Indigenous Schools
Francis met for the first time with groups of survivors of Canada’s abusive Indigenous schools who are seeking his apology over the church’s role in running the schools.
Descendants Trace Histories Linked by Slavery
Some American descendants of enslaved people and others whose ancestors profited are using online portals to collaborate and reckon with their shared family pasts.
Canada and Indigenous People Settle Over Drinking Water
A court-approved settlement will compensate Indigenous people for the decades that many have lived with dirty water, and will also fund the clean up.
French Catholic Church Will Sell Assets to Compensate Abuse Victims
The measure was one of several measures announced by French bishops, one month after a landmark report on sexual abuse by clergy members in France.
Video Showed Child in Area Minutes Before Kabul Drone Strike
An investigation of the airstrike, which mistakenly killed 10 civilians, including seven children, did not recommend any disciplinary action.
Torn From Parents in the Belgian Congo, Women Seek Reparations
Belgium has apologized for the kidnapping and deportation of thousands of mixed-race children under its colonial rule. Survivors say that reparations should be the next step.
Germany Sets Aside an Additional $767 Million for Holocaust Survivors, Officials Say
Many of those now eligible for reparations are Russian Jews who survived the Nazi siege of Leningrad. They will receive annual pensions of about $5,200, or 4,500 euros.
How Reparations for Black Americans Are Becoming a Local Issue
While legislation in Washington remains stalled, state and local governments are breathing new life into the reparations movement.
Her Family Owned Slaves. How Can She Make Amends?
Stacie Marshall, who inherited a Georgia farm, is trying on a small scale to address a generations-old wrong that still bedevils the nation.
This Seminary Built on Slavery and Jim Crow Has Begun Paying Reparations
Reconstructing the Neighborhood Burned in the Tulsa Massacre
Using maps, newspaper clippings, testimonies and more, a team of graphics editors created an interactive 3-D portrait of the community that was burned down in 1921.
Anniversary Event for Tulsa Race Massacre Unraveled Over Reparations
A centennial commission that raised $30 million for a history exhibit center said the government should be responsible for repaying survivors and their descendants.
100 Years After the Tulsa Massacre, What Does Justice Look Like?
In 1921, a white mob attacked the Greenwood district of Tulsa, killing hundreds of Black people and destroying the neighborhood. Justice has never been served. Can it still be today?
Korean Court Rejects Suit Against Japan Over Sexual Slavery
The decision contradicted an earlier court ruling in South Korea that said the Japanese government must compensate so-called comfort women.
California Beach Seized in 1924 From a Black Family Could Be Returned
Nearly a century ago, the city of Manhattan Beach shuttered a resort that belonged to Willa and Charles Bruce. Though the county is trying to give the land back, the city has declined to apologize.
House Panel Poised to Advance Bill to Study Reparations in Historic Vote
The legislation, which would create a panel to consider reparations for slavery, is being considered as President Biden works to address racial inequity.
N.Y.C. Creates Racial Justice Commission to Address Inequality
A new racial justice commission will make policy recommendations that could include baby bonds, a jobs guarantee or reparations for Black residents.
Chicago Suburb Shapes Reparations for Black Residents: ‘It Is the Start’
Officials in Evanston, Ill., were weighing how to distribute $10 million in reparations to those who suffered housing discrimination.
Catholic Order Pledges $100 Million to Atone for Slave Labor and Sales
The move by Jesuit priests is the largest such effort by the Roman Catholic Church and comes amid growing calls for reparations across the United States.
His Ancestors Were German Kings. He Wants Their Treasures Back.
A public dispute over thousands of artworks and artifacts could hinge on whether a crown prince supported the Nazis during their rise to power.
How to Get Someone to Apologize
Advice from therapists, religious leaders and people who suffered terrible wrongs on ways to find repentance and resolution.
The Post-Trump Future of Literature
What will writers do when the outrage is over? Will they go back to writing about flowers and moons?
U.K. Conservation Society Details Links to Colonialism and Slavery
The National Trust said a third of the properties it manages had direct links to colonialism or slavery. Some have a “hugely uncomfortable” history, it said.
‘The Time Has Come.’ Barbados Casts Off the Queen as Head of State, and Others May Follow
The Black Lives Matter movement has revived a simmering debate about the legacy of colonialism, potentially inspiring change in other Caribbean countries.
The Reconciliation Must Be Televised
What is the next step as America confronts its racism? A broadcast spectacle, our critic writes, that could look like court, a telethon, therapy, an Oprah show — and more.
Colonialism Made the Modern World. Let’s Remake It.
This is what real “decolonization” should look like.
North Carolina City Approves Reparations for Black Residents
The measure passed by the City Council of Asheville, N.C., would provide funding to promote homeownership and business opportunities, but stopped short of stipulating direct payments.
U.K. Grapples With Its Role in Atlantic Slave Trade
Two prominent firms, Lloyd’s of London and Greene King, have acknowledged their ties to the slave trade and pledged to make amends.
How to Do Reparations Right
It’s time to tackle racial disparities.
Fund for Jeffrey Epstein’s Accusers Gets Attorney General’s Approval
The Virgin Islands attorney general said Mr. Epstein’s estate had agreed to what she considered sufficient protections for victims’ rights.
Get the Kids Back to School. Please!
A parent wonders what happens if schools don’t reopen in the fall. Also: A 9/11-type compensation fund for medical workers; Christian health care sharing ministries.