VICTORIA On B.C.’s far west coast a crowdfunding campaign will mean a First Nation will be able to search the grounds of two former Indigenous residential schools. The Ahousaht First Nation, based on Flores Island near Tofino B.C., will accept $75,000 to launch a campaign to search the grounds of two former schools in its territory. “People who care, genuinely care, are supporting this,” said Ahousaht’s elected chief, Greg Louie. “People we don t know, people who care, genuinely care, are contributing. The campaign to raise funds for Vancouver Island First Nations was started in the wake of the Kamloops Indian Residential School discovery in June.
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