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Publishing date: Jun 01, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 5 minute read • Children s shoes and stuffed toys have been placed at the site of a memorial at the N Swakamok Native Friendship Centre in Sudbury on June 1 to commemorate the 215 children whose remains were found at a former residential school in Kamloops, BC. Photo by John Lappa /THE SUDBURY STAR
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At three years old, a little life was snuffed out, forgotten and anonymous, remembered only by parents, grandparents, family and community. This child had a life to live, dreams to realize, heartbreak to overcome and hopefully incredible love to experience.
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Six Nations of the Grand River is asking the federal government for help to “immediately conduct a comprehensive search” for missing children on and around the grounds of the former Mohawk Institute in Brantford.
“We must find all of our missing children,” elected Chief Mark Hill said in a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that is dated May 31. “Six Nations is committed to working with Canada to bring healing to survivors and to honour the memory of so many little ones.”
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In Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, remains of 215 children have recently been found buried at the site of a local residential school. The discovery was made by the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation with the help of a ground-penetrating radar specialist. The local school is called The Kamloops Indian Residential School and it was in operation […]