History

Most Canadians have never heard of the Mi’kmaw woman whose fight for justice reshaped national understandings of Truth and Reconciliation and made the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement possible. Her name was Nora Bernard. Her story is not just one of survival, but of vision, leadership, and collective strength that continues to guide us today.

The struggle for women's rights in Canada over the last 100 years has been marked by small steps, sobering challenges, and significant victo